On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:22:23 +0100, polygonum
wrote:

On 06/05/2013 09:05, Martin Brown wrote:


Small problem with that is some of the absolutely lethal Amanita species
actually taste fantastic but are utterly deadly even in small doses.
This results in more fatalities than if they tasted unpleasant.

They also have the very nasty habit of allowing you to more or less
recover before causing total organ failure of liver and kidneys.

I have eaten some of the safe Amanita fungi with some trepidation and
they do taste really good. I still prefer morels. YMMV

Someone else ate some Amanita...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22470470

It's all a bit worrying really. I eat loads of (bought) mushrooms but
it seems that it might be all too easy for growers to make a "minor"
mistake.
Probably 40+ years ago I suffered some sort of poisoning from (most
likely) mushrooms, whence my face puffed up and swallowing was
difficult. The emergency quack seemed to resolve it with antibiotics.
I stayed off mushrooms (with difficulty) for a few years.

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Frank Erskine