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tryptkaloids
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TaderHoagie]
#24811378 - 11/28/17 10:10 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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LizardWizard said: Eating them fresh is definitely the way to go if you have them like that on hand, and drying right away is the way to go if potency is your only concern, but I personally will keep shrooms in the fridge for up to 3 days because of drying synchronicity. I'd rather pick a few big shrooms or a sub that's a bit faster than the other at the right harvest time and have it sitting in the fridge for a few days before drying, than having them sporesplode all over the tub. And drying them separately is not very ecological considering the huge amount of energy put into drying.
One thing that has crossed my mind several times, is this: how cool would it be to just cook your fresh shrooms in some coconut or olive oil, with some nice herbs and some black pepper, and then vacuum bag em in sterilizable baggies, seal, sterilize, and voila: gourmet tripping on the go.
I don't know if those home vacuum seal thingies would be good enough for something like this though... And I don't even have one of those, so no way of trying 
Of course we could all try it very easily if we just jar em like you would with canned foods, right? Mini gourmet mushroom jars... One portion a jar... Sounds like a plan...
HMMM I made an amazing mushroom marinara sauce a few months ago. I just don't think a dose is enough to really enjoy it though, maybe add some non psychs to get more mushroom flavor. I would definately can and sterilize/and or freeze before reaching for a vac seal. oooh I just got an idea, grind that shit up in a meat grinder with some beef/venison (anything really) and make awesome trippy jerky. that I would vac seal. but anything else would probably be better canned. OOH, PICKELED CUBES!
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Yonatin


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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TaderHoagie]
#24811401 - 11/28/17 10:26 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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I confess I'm struggling with a personal issue that I've been working SO hard to get control of and don't know what to do. It affects the people closest to me and I don't know how to bring it up because I know the reaction from them won't be good, I feel like a coward. I've put myself in this position and know what I need to do but I am just not strong enough right now to deal with it. I feel lost and ashamed that this has happened and don't know how to move forward with it. I have a hard time asking for help because in the past I've been burned by people I have trusted my life to. I don't want to feel that pain again so I've just been relying on myself to figure things out but, this time is different because I've let myself down and presumably those closest to me.
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tryptkaloids
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Yonatin] 1
#24811463 - 11/28/17 10:54 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm sorry to hear that. me if you need to vent/get advice this chorus keeps my head on straight and aiming for better things
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Mike O Voidenski
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheBlackCat] 1
#24811599 - 11/28/17 11:58 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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PreparationH said: I confess, i probably wont be able to dry these suckers until Friday and it blows. Might just eatem at this point.

I feel like I recently read someone posting in another thread about using carbonated water to store mushrooms. They had a photo of a oyster culture that was something like 6 months old suspended in carbonated water and the thing looked like it was cut and put in there that day.... I will try to find if and share the info here.
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TheBlackCat said: I confess I'm such a weirdo. I get incredibly excited about the oddest things. But I'm sure you guys get it.
I'm a certified weirdo myself. I have my most fun spending time in the woods foraging and collecting rocks. I also like to sit quietly in the dark, verbally ask myself questions (sometimes I reply), and sometimes talk about myself like I am a group, as in we are going to post a reply here. Lol, I've pretty much completely abandoned the idea of ever being a normal person.
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Mike O Voidenski
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I guess it was carbonized water and not carbonated water.
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Ferather said: Even gourmet oysters oxidize in air, here is carbonized water (CaCO3, calcium carbonate). The exposed to air areas have oxidized, and turned black, the rest is fresh.

Here is tissue after 4 months. CaCO3 water, still fresh.


12°C, fridge.
Sorry to hear that you are struggling through some stuff Yon, hope you find what you need to overcome sooner than later. Sending positive vibes your way.
EDIT: there is a yogi on YouTube who has some uplifting messages and tools that he is trying to freely give to humanity. He goes by the name Sadhguru. You might enjoy checking him out.
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Yonatin


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Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words. I wasn't sure I wanted to put what it was about but, if I'm being honest I relapsed after being clean for 11 1/2 months and it bummed me out to say the least. It's related to mushrooms in a sense because I grew them to help me with my addiction so it's not completely off topic for this thread. I am going to continue to cultivate shrooms and use them to continue to straighten up.
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Variegated
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Yonatin]
#24812760 - 11/28/17 07:25 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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I confess..2 more trich tubs were tossed..cant shake the dirty ms jars. I need to quit being so lazy..agar or nothing.
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Shineonyoucrazy
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Yonatin]
#24812872 - 11/28/17 08:07 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yonatin said: Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words. I wasn't sure I wanted to put what it was about but, if I'm being honest I relapsed after being clean for 11 1/2 months and it bummed me out to say the least. It's related to mushrooms in a sense because I grew them to help me with my addiction so it's not completely off topic for this thread. I am going to continue to cultivate shrooms and use them to continue to straighten up.
You've already been clean, so you know how to get back. Don't beat yourself up over it, just learn from it and move forward. That shit just holds you back, and adds to the cycle of bullshit. You fuck up, feel bad, get discourage, sad/depressed/angry/etc., and that usually leads right back to fucking up. I know when I was fucking around my mistakes helped add to the "fuck its" and give me another reason(Not that I needed one. Like all good junkies I had one for every occasion) to keep doing what I was doing. Just keep pushing forward and consider it a learning experience even though it may be a rough one. If you ever want you can message me, even if its just to bullshit or whatever. Getting all the shit off my chest helped, and if it helps you I'm more than willing to listen.
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TheBlackCat
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Shineonyoucrazy]
#24812968 - 11/28/17 08:43 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Sending out good vibes and love to you Yon.
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Doc9151
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheBlackCat] 1
#24813386 - 11/28/17 11:42 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yon, addiction is a bitch and relapse is part of the disease. Checkout your local NA/AA groups, lots of good people there and a sponsor might be of benefit to you. Don't let guilt keep you trapped in active addiction.
I have battled severe pain from a couple of strokes that have had me fucked up on opiates for a couple decades now, I know what your feeling. I know the shame and self disgust but man to be honest, mushrooms have done so much for me lately. Don't be hating on yourself for some self exploration, but if your doing it purely to get high then maybe that's not what you need. If you you really want a completely sober life then abstinence is the only answer. I personally don't believe people can live completely sober in today's world. To me that would mean no antidepressants or anything. My suggestion is do whatever you need to do to get to where you feel you need to be, be it through medications natural and synthetic, counseling, religion, whatever you need for you, not trying to appease or please anyone but you to get to that better place in life that you need and want. Society has tried to shame us for to long, no one wants to be where you and I are and fuck those who judge you. I'm sure they have their totties and Prozac to get their fix, everyone has a vice of sorts and no one is perfect. I don't know you but I do understand what your going through, only as someone who has been there can. I love you brother and hang in there, it hurts when we fall down, but getting back up feels pretty good.
Should mushrooms even be considered a drug or are they a sacrament? A drug is harmful in my opinion and mushrooms are only harmful to those of fragile ego in my opinion as well. They have zero negative lasting effects of the bodies systems and cannot be abused.
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Pterasteve
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Doc9151]
#24813602 - 11/29/17 04:23 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yon, I'm sorry to hear that, and I understand what a struggle it can be. This community is here for you, feel free to pm me if you ever want to talk.
On another note, I have a confession.
I confess that I am getting too nervous/worked up about my current project. My last couple experiments had setbacks of one sort or another, some of them right at the pinning stage. I am about to enter fruiting on a few tubs, and I find myself both excited and terrified.
Every time I count my eggs before they hatch, I tend to be a tad disappointed, yet I do not want to set myself for failure by mentally condemning the project. It has occupied me so much that my spouse has made mention of my distraction, and I fear it will only end with either failure or success.
Does anyone else feel this way towards the end of an otherwise decent run? Any good tips for distracting myself?
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Pterasteve]
#24813641 - 11/29/17 05:16 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yon...You got this. You are not "Powerless" as AA/NA would have you think...You have the power to choose.
One step at a time and all you have to do is get through today.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Yonatin]
#24813771 - 11/29/17 07:35 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yon, we all relapse sometime...the only thing that matters is how you handle it...I sometimes go on 2 or 3 day binges then don't fuck around for a year or so...as long as you can say enough is enough and be done with it, you're good...you shouldn't beat yourself up...only leads to negative thoughts and that leads back down that path of self destruction...You got this bro!!...I was clean for 8yrs before I started fucking up again
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Snazz
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Pterasteve]
#24813786 - 11/29/17 07:43 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Pterasteve said: Yon, I'm sorry to hear that, and I understand what a struggle it can be. This community is here for you, feel free to pm me if you ever want to talk.
On another note, I have a confession.
I confess that I am getting too nervous/worked up about my current project. My last couple experiments had setbacks of one sort or another, some of them right at the pinning stage. I am about to enter fruiting on a few tubs, and I find myself both excited and terrified.
Every time I count my eggs before they hatch, I tend to be a tad disappointed, yet I do not want to set myself for failure by mentally condemning the project. It has occupied me so much that my spouse has made mention of my distraction, and I fear it will only end with either failure or success.
Does anyone else feel this way towards the end of an otherwise decent run? Any good tips for distracting myself?
"Expectation is the mother of all disappointment"
Can try focusing on the lesson in it's entirety, versus the end result. Perhaps look up the 4 Noble Truths
Other topic: Yes it's rough relapsing. Easy to beat yourself up. Ego is extremely efficient at it. Acknowledge it and try to focus on the clean days. Shrooms, meditation and lots of fresh fruit helps me. Gratitude can really change one's vibe almost instantly. Powerful shit!
Much love ♥
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Snazz]
#24813799 - 11/29/17 07:51 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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A relapse after a year?? Great job if you ask me... You managed almost a whole year, congratulations dude! Keep it up!
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: LizardWizard]
#24814136 - 11/29/17 10:45 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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found an infestation of bug weevils in my bag of grain....FML...anyone ever come across this before?
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mushboy
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only in oats. not sure what those producers are so proud of..
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LizardWizard
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: mushboy]
#24814595 - 11/29/17 01:56 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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weevils? Diatomaceus earth!
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TheBlackCat
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: LizardWizard]
#24814835 - 11/29/17 04:24 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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I confess I put the wrong plant in my mouth and now I have a rash on my lips. This needs context. I was on the local estate farm area where they grow vegetables and I assumed something by the kale was arugula until I bit it and it was bitter. I spit it out and went about my day. Today I noticed lots of speck sized bumps on my outer and inner upper lip. Kinda feels like I got sand embedded in my lip.That's WTF I get for sticking strange plants in my mouth and being so adventurous. I'll stick to the kale next time. What looks kind of like arugula that could have given me a lip rash. Could it just be coincidence. You figure I'd learn not to stick weird shit in my mouth by now.
We need a post called confessions of an amateur naturalist.
Edited by TheBlackCat (11/29/17 04:28 PM)
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheBlackCat]
#24814842 - 11/29/17 04:27 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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