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Oysters from buried books in yard.
    #8757742 - 08/11/08 11:36 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

I went to check out my reishi grow this weekend and to my surprise I found some oysters fruiting in front of the hut. I buried some colonized books there a month ago, about 4 of them. Here are some pics.















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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8759033 - 08/11/08 04:19 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

impressive surprise! :smile:

How did you noc up the books?  with LC or pockets of spawn in hollowed out areas?

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: fluffyshapes]
    #8759059 - 08/11/08 04:26 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

I'm surprised you didn't give them any covering (mulch or the sort) to keep humidity up.

Nice bouquets.

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: MycoAu]
    #8759088 - 08/11/08 04:33 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

That's a pleasant surprise. Interesting it took them 4 months to fruit.

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8759120 - 08/11/08 04:39 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

I used the books to hold down the straw in the barrel when I pasteurized. Then I stuffed the pages (about every 50 pages) with rye spawn. I wouldn't sterilize. Doesn't work very well.

Stuff them with spawn and place in a bag. Punch holes in the bags for air and they colonize in about a week to a week and a half.

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8759138 - 08/11/08 04:45 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Do you know if the inks used in books are toxic?

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: wisp]
    #8759170 - 08/11/08 04:53 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Most are soy based now. You can call the publisher listed in the beginning of the book to find out. I wouldn't worry about it too much. I have called one publisher and confirmed it and also found information about my local newspaper on the net. They use soy as well. I would imagine most follow in the footsteps of others.

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8759595 - 08/11/08 06:35 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

nice lipa. i love their look in the last pic. :smile:


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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: waixingren]
    #8762390 - 08/12/08 11:32 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Todays pic


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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8762622 - 08/12/08 12:17 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

your just full of surprises aren't you :wink:

nice pictures


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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: Juke Adro]
    #8768329 - 08/13/08 01:46 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Eatin good tonight! YUM!:cool:





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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8768337 - 08/13/08 01:48 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

what do they taste like? how will you prep them?


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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: Juke Adro]
    #8768365 - 08/13/08 01:55 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

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what do they taste like?



Depends on how you cook them.

Quote:

how will you prep them?




I have been wanting to fry them up with beer batter and make a light dipping sauce for them. :yummy:

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8769926 - 08/13/08 06:42 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

hey Juke, I just gotta surprise flush from an old oyster block I set outside.  I'll be making a print for you!

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: MycoAu]
    #8772241 - 08/14/08 07:18 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

kinda a hijack mycoau lol but thanks heaps :wink:

lipa
are they good with butter?
what's beer batter?


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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: Juke Adro]
    #8772940 - 08/14/08 12:09 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

sorry about the hijack. 

Lipa, What strain are those?  And I'm curious, which books were selected as prime candidates for "other uses"?  I know I've got some "classical literature" titles that deserve to be used in this manner- at least I'll get some value out of those books.

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: Juke Adro]
    #8773052 - 08/14/08 12:42 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Juke this is how I want to prepare them. I saw this recipe a while back, but never got around to preparing it. It sounds good!

http://www.fungaljungal.org/recipe/beeroyst.html

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: MycoAu]
    #8773064 - 08/14/08 12:44 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

The books are from a lawyers office. They are last years law ordinance books. They are thicker than phone books. A few of them were phone books though. I just use out of date books.

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8773086 - 08/14/08 12:50 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Il change the zippy dip a little but it does sound bloody great cant wait till my pink's fruit the whole tub is pink with pins "come on you bastards grow already" lol


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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: Juke Adro]
    #8773128 - 08/14/08 12:57 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Yeah I was thinking dill in my sauce.:grin:

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Re: Oysters from buried books in yard. [Re: lipa]
    #8773153 - 08/14/08 01:02 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

yeah and some cucumber for freshness flavour dont know if it will work but I'm picturing it in my head and its looking good :crazy2:


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