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lagartomandril
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Can anybody help me identify this contam?
#19302333 - 12/20/13 11:03 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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A friend who has been growing put a batch of mushies to dry... According to him he dried them properly and them put them in a ziploc bag inside the refrigerator. The mushrooms now look like like that they have developped some kind of lightly fuzzy white spots, I have a picture, it's not the best picture ever, but at least it's not blurry.

I have seen this same contamination in commercially available mushrooms bought at the supermarket (they were dry, but I didn't consume them at the time in fear it was something bad).
Does someone know what these little white spots are? Are they safe to eat? I told my friend to NOT EAT THEM, just in case.
Please help! Thank you in advance.
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Kizzle
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Re: Can anybody help me identify this contam? [Re: lagartomandril]
#19302708 - 12/20/13 12:29 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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How do they smell?
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mushrume man
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Re: Can anybody help me identify this contam? [Re: Kizzle]
#19309580 - 12/21/13 09:18 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Spores germinating?
Looks like dried mycelium to me. They were dried, got moist, and maybe dried again? Condensation from moving in and out of fridge/freezer can do this.
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lagartomandril
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Re: Can anybody help me identify this contam? [Re: Kizzle]
#19314983 - 12/23/13 06:49 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm not sure how they smell, since I can't go smell them at this very moment... According to my friend they don't smell bad, but he's no expert so I don't know if I can trust him on this one.
-------------------- "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." ~Philip K. Dick
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lagartomandril
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Re: Can anybody help me identify this contam? [Re: mushrume man]
#19314996 - 12/23/13 06:55 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I hope you're right, I'm going to be inspecting these mushrooms personally in about 2 weeks from now.
I'm skeptic about the spores germinating, they were in a cold setting (refrigerator) and they couldn't have germinated so fast.
When my friend told me about this I told him to take them immediately out to dry, but I'm still worried because I'm not sure if this could cause unwanted effects if consumed.
-------------------- "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." ~Philip K. Dick
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