How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
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    [synopsis] => With the surging interest in foraging for mushrooms, those new to the art need a reliable guide to distinguishing the safe fungi from the toxic. But for beginner foragers who just want to answer the question "Can I eat it?", most of the books on the subject are dry, dense, and written by mycologists for other mycologists.

  

 Frank Hyman to the rescue! How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying is the book for anyone who walks in the woods and would like to learn how to identify just the 29 edible mushrooms they're likely to come across. In it, Hyman offers his expert mushroom foraging advice, distilling down the most important information for the reader in colorful, folksy language that's easy to remember when in the field. Want an easy way to determine if a mushroom is a delicious morel or a toxic false morel? Slice it in half – "if it's hollow, you can swallow," Hyman says. With Frank Hyman's expert advice and easy-to-follow guidelines, readers will be confident in identifying which mushrooms they can safely eat and which ones they should definitely avoid. Frank Hyman is a professional mushroom hunter, certified to sell wild mushrooms to the public. He teaches workshops across the country on mushroom foraging and identification and has written about mushroom foraging for publications such as Paleo magazine, Hobby Farms, and Modern Farmer. He is a member of the North American Mycological Association, lives in Durham, North Carolina, and forages everywhere he travels. Be Safe and Eat Well

 You need the right information to know which wild mushrooms are safe to eat. With Frank Hyman's expert advice and easy-to-follow guidelines, you can learn to confidently identify 29 kinds of edible mushrooms, including morels, chanterelles, king boletes, and lion's mane. What's Wrong with this Book?!



 CHAPTER 1: What the Heck are Mushrooms, Anyway?

 CHAPTER 2: Safe & Responsible Foraging

 CHAPTER 3: Money Doesn't Grow on Trees, But Gourmet Mushrooms Do 
•	Mushrooms without Gills that Grow on Trees
•	Mushrooms with Gills that Grow on Trees CHAPTER 4: The Fungal Fleet at Your Feet 
•	Mushrooms without Gills that Grow on the Ground
•	Mushrooms with Gills that Grow on the Ground
•	Steer Clear of these Sickeners CHAPTER 5: Getting All Tooled Up

 CHAPTER 6: Cooking & Preserving Mushrooms

 CHAPTER 7: Growing as a Mushroom Hunter



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 Index "Using vivid photos, the book explains how to identify, clean, preserve and cook 29 varieties of edible mushrooms, while celebrating the glorious range of mushroom scents (watermelon rind, fish, lemon) and flavors (hints of crabmeat, chicken, egg noodles, vanilla)." -- Peter Saenger, Wall Street Journal 



 "While most mushroom books are by mycologists for mycologists, Hyman writes as an experienced mushroom forager who's excited to bring others into the fold…or field or forest, as the case may be."

 --Foreword, starred review



 "Arming readers with knowledge and a bit of caution, Hyman does a spectacular job uncovering the joys of this woodland wonder." --Publishers Weekly



 " Novice mushroom hunters who may have a taste for fungi but aren't seeking scientific training will appreciate this work. Likely to see most use in rural libraries and by sharp-eyed city-dwellers and hobbyist mushroom farmers." --Library Journal



 "With this beginner's field guide in hand, even the most hesitant mushroom foragers can ramble through the woods, confidently gathering fungi that are assuredly safe to eat." --Booklist



"Photos are clear, descriptions are detailed, and the author has a great sense of humor. It's small enough to slip into your pocket or pack for on-the-go identification." --Backpacker 



 "How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying is one antidote to mycophobia: Hyman, who is also a designer, laid the pocket-sized book out with impressive visual appeal. After
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