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ToMP
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Dangers of mixing species in bag
#14428264 - 05/10/11 04:31 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hi Guys,
I'm hoping to get some opinions.
I didn't bring enough bags with me on a hunt a few days ago. I picked a number of species: p. sub as well as 3 others that I was interested in identifying. I (stupidly) put about half a dozen p. sub specimens I picked in a bag with about 4 specimens of another unidentified species (see species 3 from this post.
Aside from the fact that mixing species for transport is a poor practise: I'm wondering if there's any real danger in mixing mushrooms that someone might eat at some point with other unidentified mushrooms. Hypothetically, say the unidentified mushrooms were deadly: is it likely that superficial contact between the edibles and the deadlies inside the bag would render the edibles deadly or dangerous?
My feeling is there's probably not much risk of harm coming to anyone from any minute amount of toxin being introduced that way, but I'm very interested to get as many opinions on this as possible. I've read about people tasting small amounts of deadlies like amanita phaloidies(sp?), then spitting out the material they put in their mouths, and no ill effect. Are there actually mushrooms that are so toxic that a such a small amount of exposure could make someone sick or dead?
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koraks
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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: ToMP]
#14428290 - 05/10/11 05:02 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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ToMP said: is it likely that superficial contact between the edibles and the deadlies inside the bag would render the edibles deadly or dangerous?
No, that's not something you should worry about. But simply due to the risk of confusion, it's best to transport and store unidentified species in separate containers.
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German Kahuna
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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: koraks]
#14428307 - 05/10/11 05:11 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Unless they are deadly zombie mushrooms. Then they could turn the other mushrooms into werewolf vampire zombie mushrooms as well.
-------------------- "Vegetarian" [ /ˌvedʒəˈteəriən/] - Ancient slang meaning "village idiot who can't hunt, fish or ride".
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HarryL
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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: German Kahuna]
#14428697 - 05/10/11 07:59 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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No problem, just make sure you have them separated before drying (or eating)
Some sneaky poison mushrooms try to impersonate good mushrooms... Don't buy the fake mustaches they might be using
Used to be a rumor that amanitas' spores would be bad on neighbors in a basket but it's not true
I also will echo others thought, eatables are best separated in my opinion when possible
-------------------- Mushroom hunting: One bad mushroom can ruin your day! Know it or throw it.
Edited by HarryL (05/10/11 08:26 AM)
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Feelers
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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: HarryL]
#14428721 - 05/10/11 08:12 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I tried Amainita phalloides a few weeks ago, but I rinsed my mouth out well. Apparently there's one type, maybe a Russela (perhaps someone can jog my memory) that has an insane hot pepper spice to it that can be like eating chillies.
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koraks
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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: Feelers]
#14428751 - 05/10/11 08:24 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Many species of russula have a hot, peppery taste.
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German Kahuna
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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: Feelers]
#14428788 - 05/10/11 08:34 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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The hotness and the burn is not chillilike at all it's literally like chewing on black pepper and those are the ones you don't want to eat.
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The Inner Eye



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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: German Kahuna]
#14428820 - 05/10/11 08:43 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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German Kahuna said: chillilike .
You said chillilike
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ToMP
Awesome Wanker


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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: Feelers]
#14428942 - 05/10/11 09:13 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Feelers said: Apparently there's one type, maybe a Russela (...) that has an insane hot pepper spice to it that can be like eating chillies.
hot and wet, sounds delicious. Oh, so does the mushroom
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conscious11
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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: ToMP]
#14454533 - 05/15/11 01:28 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Eh ToMP,
Cheers for the hunt today, nice little bunch of mushies! Currently drying and will post some pics of the crackers. Let me know if your hitting the same spot up again.
Happy hunting
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ToMP
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Re: Dangers of mixing species in bag [Re: conscious11]
#14459474 - 05/15/11 10:13 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey ya Conscious - yea, always good meeting a fellow shroomer out in the field, Glad you've joined up . Well done on the finds man. See you again soon no doubt...
And thanks to you guys who commented on my original query above: the consensus seems to be what I was originally thinking - VERY bad practise, but not dangerous if no unidentified material is eaten.
Cheers.
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