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drying my libs
    #11325824 - 10/26/09 04:56 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

hey every1  i was wondering about drying libs im going hunting tomarrow again and i was looking 2 know is it ok if the mushrooms are touching (even slightly) my feild is busting full of libs and i dnt want to pick a loads of libs and not have enough room to dry them


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Re: drying my libs [Re: irish_boy]
    #11325859 - 10/26/09 05:00 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Don't slaughter more cows than you are able to eat. Just saying. Sustainability is key.
Dry them by separating the individual specimen as good as possible. Unlike the more meaty mushrooms, libs dry out very well just spread out on sheets of newspaper.


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Re: drying my libs [Re: irish_boy]
    #11325861 - 10/26/09 05:00 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

The aim is to have as much air flow as possible over the mushrooms to lift the moisture away from them rapidly.

If they are touching they will be slower to dry and that is when maggots start to cause damage.


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Re: drying my libs [Re: Asht0n]
    #11325894 - 10/26/09 05:04 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

i like to have my libs on my window sill above the radiator(on low) i move them about regulary to prevent them from sticking.

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/11324949

these took about 36 hours to dry.

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Re: drying my libs [Re: theGREBBLE]
    #11326465 - 10/26/09 06:04 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

thnx 4 the quick replys guys btw how long will libs be ok in a bag i.e during transport yeno bringin them home and such cuz usualy i rush home 2 get them spread out but is it really necessary


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Re: drying my libs [Re: German Kahuna]
    #11326521 - 10/26/09 06:08 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

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Dry them by separating the individual specimen as good as possible. Unlike the more meaty mushrooms, libs dry out very well just spread out on sheets of newspaper.



:yesnod:

in an airing cupboard preferably. (the perfect home method)

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Re: drying my libs [Re: irish_boy]
    #11326553 - 10/26/09 06:12 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Yes. They will rot very fast. They aren't plants. If you hunt fungi it is better to treat them as you would with a hunted animal (their cell walls are made of mycochitin. That's basically the same stuff that the exoskeletons of insects are made of). They will keep fresh in the refrigerator for a few days, but after that you better have them dried out or frozen. And freezing them fresh will turn them into a pile of goo, because the expanding water turning to ice will burst the mushroom cell walls. So your best bet is to dry them out until they are cracker dry and then to store them in a dry, dark and cool place.


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Re: drying my libs [Re: irish_boy]
    #11326565 - 10/26/09 06:13 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

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thnx 4 the quick replys guys btw how long will libs be ok in a bag i.e during transport yeno bringin them home and such cuz usualy i rush home 2 get them spread out but is it really necessary


Hope your not talking about a plastic ziplock bag, put them in a brown paper bag or keep them in an open basket something where they can be exposed to air, they will last longer and not turn to mush.


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Re: drying my libs [Re: TheShroomanizer]
    #11326640 - 10/26/09 06:24 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

no i meant like a tesco bag


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Re: drying my libs [Re: irish_boy]
    #11326664 - 10/26/09 06:28 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

i love how i can hear your accent through your typing. cheers mate


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Re: drying my libs [Re: 2859558484]
    #11326778 - 10/26/09 06:45 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

lol


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Re: drying my libs [Re: irish_boy]
    #11326824 - 10/26/09 06:53 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

get em home, separate and dry as duscussed as quickly as possible.

they'll keep for years if done correctly.

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Re: drying my libs [Re: irish_boy]
    #11326867 - 10/26/09 07:02 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Yeaah, just keep an eye on them, as long as they are exposed to a decent amount of air (I have a dehumidifier in the same room) it won't be too big of a deal if they re slightly close, just as long as they aren't piled on top of each other or anything dumb like that.

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