Hericium white

Growing at home and in the country

Interestingly, this type of mushroom can be grown both at home and in a summer cottage. It is sown in open ground, starting in mid-spring, ending until half of autumn. For sowing, ready-made mycelium is used (sold with sticks that are infected with fungal spores).

In some species, wood may be used instead of soil. It uses coniferous, deciduous trees, fresh branches. The wood is poured with water for several days, after which it is removed and all the water is allowed to drain. Next, insert the mushroom sticks into the holes. Then the tree is wrapped in a film, cuts are made for oxygen access. It is stored in a dark, warm room. Watering is done twice a week. When the mycelium appears, the wood must be placed in water for 24 hours, then set vertically in a bright place.

The first harvest should be expected about six months after sowing.

Preparation of Gidnum champlevé

Yellow barnacles are rare for cooking. Although its taste is extraordinary, it is not very popular, especially in our country. Another distinctive feature of its preparation is that the mushrooms practically do not decrease in size after the heat treatment. This can be a significant factor in cooking. Here are some recipes for making a barbecue.

Cleaning

1. Remove spines.
2. Remove excess trash.
3. Rinse.

REFERENCE There are types that should be boiled beforehand. This is necessary to remove the bitterness.

Pickling

1. Prepare the barnacles.
2. Boil them.
3. Rinse under cold water.
4. Add: onion (1 pc.), Garlic (1 large clove), salt (1 tablespoon), 5% vinegar (2 tablespoons), vegetable oil (1 tablespoon), ground black pepper ( 1/2 tsp), bay leaf (1 pc.).
5. Pour boiling water over.
6. Screw on the lid, turn the jar several times, set the lid down for a couple of hours.
7. Refrigerate for 12 hours.

Freezing

1. Prepare the mushrooms.
2. Boil, within 5-10 minutes after boiling water.
3. Arrange the boiled mushrooms in a freezer container.
4. Now you can freeze.

Frying

1. Prepare the barnacles.
2. Boil if necessary.
3. Put in a preheated pan with vegetable oil.
4. Fry over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste, close the lid and continue to fry until all moisture has evaporated.

Salting and canning

1. Prepare the mushrooms.
2. Put to cook, after adding 2 tablespoons of mushrooms to 1 kg of mushrooms. l. salt. Boil for 45 minutes, add 1 bay leaf and pepper to taste.
3. Drain the broth into a clean container.
4. Prepare jars (sterilize).
5. Arrange the mushrooms, pour the broth. Add 1 clove of garlic, you can also add dill and currant leaves.
6. Screw on the covers.

Botanical description

In appearance, young yellow hedgehogs are very similar to chanterelles.

The herringbone's hat measures 12 to 15 cm in diameter. Color from light cream to reddish orange, adult fruiting bodies darken to nutty orange. The surface is usually irregular, bumpy, dry. The hats are convex with the edge tucked down. The surface is velvety, does not come off. As it grows, it flattens out, and the edges become curly. Often, neighboring caps grow together.

Hercules have a unique feature - the lower surface (hymenophore) is dotted with thin, needle-like, thorns, about 4-7 mm long. Their texture and color changes depending on the maturity of the mushroom - elastic and light in young people later take on the color of the cap and become fragile.

The leg is solid, cylindrical, dense, occasionally with internal voids, yellowish, up to 8 cm long and up to 4 cm in diameter. The surface is usually dry and smooth.

Light spore powder consists of smooth, ovoid, colorless spores.

The pulp is brittle, but firm, white or yellow, has a delicate fruity aroma and delicate taste. In old mushrooms, it hardens and takes on a bitter aftertaste. Doubles: Edible red-yellow hedgehog (Hydnum rufescens). Differs in a smaller size and bright coloration of the cap.

Edibility of yellow hedgehog

This representative of the mushroom kingdom is edible. Many argue that they do not differ in taste from chanterelles. It tastes sour and has a delicate aroma, but you should not eat old fruiting bodies because of their bitterness. They can be fried, salted, boiled, and dried. Requires pre-soaking. Before cooking, it is advisable to get rid of small thorns from the bottom of the cap. The peculiarity of this mushroom in cooking is that it does not change its size after heat treatment. In cooking, they have a peculiarity - to set off the taste of the ingredients of the dishes. Because of this, they are often prepared with other members of the genus, with vegetables such as courgettes, potatoes, peppers and pumpkin. Store fresh product in a cold place for no more than 2 days. In the freezer, storage increases up to a year.

Collect the black people; description and preparation of yellow and variegated hedgehogs

As the fungus ages, it darkens and becomes hard. Has a rich fruity aroma. The old hedgehog has a bitter taste.

Hericium, or blackberry, is the common name for some mushrooms currently belonging to different genera and families. All these fungi are distinguished by the presence of a prickly hymenophore and originally belonged to the genus Hydnum Hydnum, which was subsequently divided into different taxa.

Doubles: Edible red-yellow hedgehog Hydnum rufescens. Only it is smaller in size and has a more intensely colored cap.

When it grows: from mid-June to the end of October in the temperate climate of the countries of the Eurasian continent and North America, practically throughout Russia. Where to find it: On calcareous soil in coniferous and deciduous forests, often near birches and small shrubs. Eating: almost any form - fried, boiled or salted. But first it is necessary to soak in order to remove possible residual bitterness.

Are the barnacles edible?

Copying texts and photos from the site pоdmoskоvje. All rights reserved. Satanic and porcini mushrooms belong to the same Boletov family. The appearance of this brightly colored mushroom Ryadovka is yellow-red, blushing, or yellow-red mushroom Tricholomopsis rutilans, captivates with its appearance and White waves appeared on our lawn three years ago.

We collected them and salted them.

The appearance of a false chanterelle

And, as always, the devil is in the details. Real and false chanterelles are similar in size, but other differences are obvious if you place these mushrooms next to each other.

If you are not familiar with chanterelles and their counterparts - false chanterelles, pay attention to:

Leg

It is small, crooked and more or less the same color in the false chanterelle as the cap and gills. But more often the stem is slightly darker, since the cap quickly fades in bright sunlight.

The false chanterelle is deep orange-yellow compared to the lighter shade of egg yolk in the true chanterelle.

Hat

The false chanterelle has an excellent "fluffy" surface texture (especially when young) of the cap. The real chanterelle is of a more characteristic “irregular” wavy and lobed shape along the entire edge.

Scent

The false chanterelle gives off a "mushroom" smell, the chanterelle with a very characteristic fruity, apricot-like aroma.

Dispute stamp

In the conditionally edible chanterelle it is white, in the chanterelle it is yellow / ocher.

The false chanterelle, as you know, is eaten like the real one, but the counterpart is not so excellent in taste. Some reference books classify false chanterelles as harmless, but even though the fungus is not fatal, some people report discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract and disturbing hallucinations. Therefore, mycologists recommend that mushroom pickers do not eat the mushroom.

Evaluation of the edibility of hydnellum odorous

These mushrooms have no culinary value, they are inedible.

The medicinal properties of odorant hydnellum

These are antioxidant mushrooms. In 2006, studies were carried out and the antioxidant activity of odorant hydnellum was revealed. These mushrooms contain substances that have the same activity as α-tocopherol.

Related species

Hydnellum Peka is an inedible type of mushroom. It is also called the devil's hedgehog and the bleeding tooth. It looks delicious, like chewing gum with drops of raspberry syrup. This fluid forms inside the fruiting body and oozes out of the pores. The surface of the fruiting body is white, later it may turn beige or brown. The diameter of the mushroom is 5-10 centimeters.

Hydnellum Peka can be found in coniferous forests. They grow in North America and Europe. These mushrooms have antibacterial properties. This is a special mushroom - it can feed not only on juices from the soil, but also on insects that fall on the surface of the fruit body.

Gidnellum blue is an inedible mushroom. The hat is large - its diameter can reach 20 centimeters, and its height reaches 12 centimeters. Above the hat is light blue, and the lower part is darker. The cap has small spines, the length of which is about 4 millimeters. The surface of the mushroom is uneven and bumpy, slightly velvety. The leg is short, half immersed in the moss. The color of the leg is brown. The pulp is without a special smell, tough in consistency.

Gidnellum blue prefers to grow in pine forests located in the northern part of the European hemisphere. They like to settle in sunny places with white moss. Almost always, these mushrooms grow singly, only sometimes they gather in small groups. Fruiting is observed from July to September.

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Preparation

Before cooking a hedgehog, you need to gently scrape off the remnants of leaves and soil with a knife. And also mushroom pickers advise to remove the spines from large specimens, especially if you are going to pickle them - during heat treatment, the needles will fall off and spoil the appearance of the jar.

To boil yezhoviks:

1. Clean and rinse them under running water.
2. Cut into 1–1.5 cm pieces.
3. Fill with cold water.
4. Bring to a boil and cook for 15-20 minutes.

To fry, take:

• 0.5 kg of mushrooms;
• 1 medium onion;
• 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.

Then:

1. Boil the mushrooms as described above.
2. In the meantime, preheat the skillet.
3. Pour oil on it and add the boiled product.
4. Fry without a lid until the liquid evaporates.
5. Add the chopped onion.
6. When it's soft, cover the pan with a lid.
7. Grease almost finished mushrooms on the surface with a thin layer of sour cream, without stirring.
8. When they darken and become soft, they are served to the table.

Tip: very young mushrooms can be put raw in the pan.

For marinating, prepare:

• a pound of mushrooms (you can take equally chanterelles and hedgehogs);
• 1 medium onion;
• 1 large clove of garlic;
• 1 tbsp. l. salt;
• 2 tbsp. l. vinegar (5%);
• 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 10 black peppercorns;
• 1 bay leaf;
• 1 cup (250 mg) boiling water + scalding table.

Then:

1. Peel and rinse the mushrooms under running water.
2. Pour boiling water over them, soak for 15 minutes, discard in a colander and rinse with running water.
3. Cut the onion into rings or half rings, or just cut it equally.
4. Halve a clove of garlic or cut into thin slices (in this case, the mushrooms will have a more pronounced garlic flavor).
5. Put garlic and onion on the bottom of a sterile 720 ml jar, add salt and pepper, pour in vinegar and oil, as well as 100 ml of boiling water (you will have more than half a cup).
6. Place mushrooms in the jar.
7. Cover the top with bay leaves and fill with the remaining boiling water (150 ml).
8. Screw the jar back on with a sterile lid, turn it over and shake it a few times, and place it upside down until the lid retracts, which will take about an hour.
9. Place the dish with the product in the refrigerator or cellar.

To salt the hedgehogs, take:

• 1 kg of mushrooms;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt (no slide);
• 3 bay leaves;
• 5 peas of black and allspice;
• 3 carnation buds;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 1 liter of water.

Then:

1. Boil the peeled and washed mushrooms.
2. Transfer them to a salting container.
3. Cut the peeled garlic into slices about 1 mm thick and sprinkle over the mushrooms.
4. Prepare a hot brine by boiling spiced water.
5. Pour it over the mushrooms.
6. Cover them and place them under oppression.
7. After a day, place the hedgehogs in the refrigerator (without oppression).
8. After another 24 hours, transfer to sterile jars and close them with sterile lids.
9. It will take at least a week for the mushrooms to be properly salted.

To freeze the barnacles:

1. Boil the mushrooms.
2. Let the water drain, then pat dry on a towel.
3. Stuff them tightly in plastic food bags and tie them so that there is no empty space inside.
4. Place the mushrooms in the freezer or freezer.
5. In winter, when you want to cook a dish from them, throw the contents of the bag into a saucepan or pan without waiting for it to thaw.

Advice. Some hobbyists freeze onion-fried herders' men.

ATTENTION! Never re-freeze an already thawed mushroom bag. To dry the barnacles:

To dry the barnacles:

1. Peel and cut into 1–1.5 cm pieces.
2. Preheat oven to 60 C.
3. Place the mushrooms on a wire rack and insert into the oven, and place a baking sheet underneath.
4. Dry with the door open for two days.

This process can be performed without the cost of electricity, simply by stringing black hairs on a nylon or canvas thread and hanging the bundle in the kitchen. The room must be dry and well ventilated.

The dried mushrooms can be ground in a coffee grinder. The resulting "flour" is added to soups or sauces are prepared on its basis.

Growing at home and in the country

Finding a white hedgehog in the forest is a rare success. But even less often you can find its mycelium on sale. If you are lucky enough to do this, remember that growing mushrooms in an apartment is not worth it for two main reasons:

1. They love moisture. Trying to provide greenhouse conditions, you will only breed mold in the apartment, and you will not get a high yield.
2. Not only mold is harmful to health, but also the spores secreted by plants, which cause severe allergies. This is especially dangerous for people with lung disease.

Therefore, it is worth planting mushrooms only in the country, preferably in a greenhouse. The mycelium is planted from April to October.

How to grow hedgehogs in the country:

1. Purchase wooden mycelium sticks from a specialty store.
2. Prepare logs from freshly cut wood with a diameter of about 20 cm and a length of one meter. They need to be cleared of shoots.
3. Soak the trunks in water for about 2 days, then keep them in a warm, well-ventilated area - like a barn - for a couple of weeks.
4. Drill holes in them with a diameter of 0.8 cm and a depth of 4 cm every 10 cm.
5. After disinfecting your hands or wearing sterile gloves, insert the mushroom sticks into the pits.
6. Cover the logs with plastic wrap and transfer them to a dark room.
7. Water 2-3 times a week.
8. When the mycelium sprouts (you will understand this by seeing white threads on the surface), bring the decks to the light.
9. You will get the first harvest in six months.
10. Cover the logs, for example, cover them with dry leaves before the fall frost.

Description of black hedgehog

The black hedgehog's hat is massive, 3-8 centimeters in diameter. The shape of the cap is most often irregular; it does not pass into the leg clearly. The fruiting bodies of these fungi grow through twigs, cones, needles and other vegetation of the forest. In this regard, the shape of each mushroom is individual.

The color of young mushrooms is bright blue, slightly lighter at the edges. When the mushroom ripens, its shade becomes darker, grayish, and at maturity becomes almost black. The surface of the cap is dry and velvety.

The flesh of the cap is cork, woody, almost sulfur in color.The hymenophore descends deeply along the leg and almost reaches the ground. The hymenophore in young specimens is almost blue, but with age it becomes dark gray, and sometimes brown. Spore white powder.

The leg is thick and short, without a clearly defined shape. Its height is 1-3 centimeters, while the diameter is practically the same - 1-2 centimeters. Gradually, it expands and goes into the cap. Where the hymenophore ends, the leg becomes black. The flesh of the leg is dense, its color is black.

Distribution of black hedgehogs

Black Hericiums are rather rare mushrooms. They grow in pine and mixed forests. They form mycorrhiza most often with pine trees. These mushrooms settle in mossy areas. They bear fruit from July to October.

Black Hericiums are not suitable for eating, as they are too tough.

Related species

Notched hedgehog is one of the most popular hedgehogs, it is also called yellow hedgehog. It has a brittle fruiting body with a diameter of 5-8 centimeters. The color of the mushroom varies from white to yellow-brown. Spores are similar in shape to a ball; they are practically colorless. On the lower surface of the cap there are white thorns, sometimes they give off ocher.

Notched hedgehogs grow in forests of various types. They bear fruit from July to September. This is a conditionally edible mushroom, young specimens belong to the 4th category, they can be salted, fried, boiled and pickled. And old hedgehogs are too bitter and they are not suitable for food.

Barbel's Hericium is an edible mushroom. It is a very beautiful flower-like mushroom. The color of the fruiting body is delicate white-cream. The surface of the mushroom is like felt. On the seamy side of the cap, like many other species, there are characteristic thorns. The fruit body can be quite large. The shape of the fruiting body is round, fan-shaped, wrapped. The pulp exfoliates a little, its aroma is pleasant.

Barnacle hedgehogs grow in mixed forests. They settle on stumps and tree trunks. They grow most often in tiers. Fruiting in the fall. Young specimens are tasty, and old ones get very tough. This is a delicious and rare delicacy, in addition, barbel barnacles are used in medicine, with their help they treat gastrointestinal diseases, respiratory diseases and increase immunity.

Description

Yellow Hericium (Hydnum repandum) has similar names such as:

• Blackberry yellow (colloquially);
• Hericium notched;
• Hericium yellow;
• Hydnum notched;
• The dentinum is notched.

From all these names, one can conclude about his appearance: the color of the cap and the distinctive appearance of the lower part. The main differences are:

• Hat. It can be from 12 to 15 cm in diameter, most often has a color shades of warm yellow, as well as light cream and red. The older the mushroom, the darker its cap becomes and acquires a nutty shade. The bright orange color can only be seen if you click on the mushroom. The hat has a shape from convex to flat, which changes over time. Often there is a form that is depressed in the center. Sometimes it grows together with neighboring caps, due to the formation of protruding blades. The edges are folded down. The skin is inseparable, slightly velvety.
• The hymenophore or the lower part of the mushroom. This is the uniqueness that will not allow it to be confused with other species. It is sown with small thin thorns like needles. In length, they reach 5-7 mm, descending to the leg. The color of the spines changes with age: in young ones it is light and elastic; with age - the tone is darker. Also, in the process of growth, the spines become brittle, quickly crumble.
• Disputes. White in color, their surface is smooth, if viewed in bulk - they have a yellow tint.
• Leg. Its thickness reaches 3 cm, length - up to 7 cm. The shade is yellow, rather solid, sometimes there are voids inside. It has the shape of a cylinder, rarely bends. Most often, mushrooms of this species are found with a leg extended towards the base, which smoothly passes into the cap. There are times when it grows together with neighboring hedgehogs.
• Pulp.Has a white or yellowish color. With a fairly dense structure, but with increased fragility. There is a light fruit aroma. Over time it hardens, becomes bitter. If you press on it, it takes on an orange tint.

Mushroom varieties

Hericiums include several species:

Hericium yellow. It is quite popular in European countries, and in France it even takes one of the first places among the mushrooms used for food. This gift of the forest can reach a height of up to 10 cm and has a cap up to 15 cm in diameter. The blackberry itself is dense and dry, with an uneven surface. Young growth is distinguished by a slightly convex cap, which, as the mushroom grows, becomes more and more flat.

The middle of the hat of an adult mushroom is concave and often fuses with the caps of neighboring mushrooms. The skin of the cap is difficult to separate and can be painted in a fairly wide range of colors: from light ocher to red. The flesh of such a forest dweller is quite dense to the touch, but very fragile and brittle. If you break the mushroom, then at the site of the break after a while the flesh turns brown. Usually, only young growth of this species is used for food, since old mushrooms have a pronounced bitter taste.

• Hericium is variegated ... This mushroom is so named for the features of its cap. It is usually quite dark in color, with evenly spaced circles of dark scales. Young hedgehogs have softer, velvety scales, but with the age of the fungus they become larger and rather hard. In some of these gifts of nature, with age, the scales from the cap fall off, leaving its surface completely smooth. And the cap itself gradually changes, becoming not convex, but depressed. And for some, it becomes funnel-shaped. Also, this species of hedgehog is known as Kolchak or Sarkodon variegated or tiled.
• Blackberry comb - another of the most common varieties of this gift of nature. The weight of such a miracle of the forest can reach up to 2 kg, and the height of the fruit body can be up to 25 cm. Usually such mushrooms are oval or round, white or light yellow in color. Most often, this mushroom can be found on the territory of the Crimea, as well as in China and the Far East. This hedgehog usually grows on the trunk of a sick or weak tree, at the site of damage or fracture of the bark.

Literature

• The world of plants: in 7 volumes / Ed. Academician A.L. Takhtadzhyan. T.2. Slime molds. Mushrooms - 2nd ed., Rev. - M .: Education, 1991 .-- 475 p. (P. 354).
• Aurel Dermek. Mushrooms. - Bratislava: Slovart, 1989 .-- P. 58.
• Z.A. Klepina and E.V. Klepina. Handbook of the mushroom picker. - Moscow: AST-PRESS, 2006 .-- 256 p. (p. 59)
• "Mushrooms". Directory. / per. with ital. F. Dvin - Moscow: AST. Astrel, 2004 .-- 303 p. (p. 236)
• Lesso T. Mushrooms, determinant / per. from English L. V. Garibova, S. N. Lekomtseva. - M.: "Astrel", "AST", 2003. - S. 238. - ISBN 5-17-020333-0.
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Hericium striped

Hericium striped (Hydnellum concrescens)

Synonym: Hydnum zonatum

Hericium striped (lat.Hydnellum concrescens) is now rarely found by mushroom pickers. The mushroom belongs to the genus Gibnum, the Hericium family. It is a wild mushroom that is not edible.

In appearance, it looks like a two-year-old inedible dry house. The difference lies in the fact that the dry shell has a very thin cap with pronounced zoning. The bottom of the cap is covered with small punctate pores.

The mushroom is decorated with a rusty brown cap, which can reach ten centimeters in diameter. In the pattern of the cap, there is an inclusion of alternating light stripes. The velvety thin mushroom leg is painted in a rusty color. Small, pale, emerging spores have a spherical shape.

It grows both singly and in groups that stick together with caps and legs. Sometimes it can grow in rows.

Hericium striped is now rare, mainly in early autumn, in August and September. Grows in mixed forests on well rotted soils. Often mushroom pickers meet him among the thickets of moss. Mixed birch forests are especially favorite habitat.

Almost all species of the surviving hedgehog mushrooms are rare and endangered species, so they must be protected from destruction.The area of ​​distribution is considered to be vast Siberian forests, the Far East, the European part of Russia.

Hericium striped is well known to amateurs and professional mushroom pickers who are fond of picking mushrooms, or the so-called quiet hunting. Due to its inedibility, it does not represent nutritional value, therefore, it is not subjected to mass collection during the period of active fruiting. This helps to preserve it as a rare species.

Interesting facts about the mushroom

• Ezoviks are representatives of completely different families. For example, comb (Hericium erinaceus) - aka "lion's mane" and "mushroom noodles", as well as coral (Herícium coralloídes) are not related to white.
• Hydnum albidum, like its yellow brother, is used as an adjunct in the treatment of malignant tumors.

Now you will not neglect this delicious mushroom. It does not have dangerous doubles, but it is cooked in the same way as the usual chanterelles and russules. If you manage to get mycelium, then the black man will become a regular on your menu. Bon Appetit!

Useful properties of yellow hedgehog

Due to its healing properties, yellow hedgehogs have been used in Chinese folk medicine for centuries. The composition of the mushroom pulp includes vitamins, macro- and microelements (K, Ca, Na, Ph, Zn, Cu, Se), amino acids, etc. A substance has been isolated from the black man's man, which is cytotoxic towards various cancer cells, especially cancer stomach.

Beneficial features:

1. Applying mushroom juice to the wound prevents infection and suppuration.
2. With the use of a hedgehog, the body's resistance to viral diseases increases, and immunity increases.
3. Mushroom polysaccharides strengthen the walls of blood vessels.
4. Biologically active complexes that make up the pulp promote hematopoiesis by stimulating the production of red blood cells.

With prolonged use of yellow barnacle, the volume of the lungs increases, the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract are restored, the work of the endocrine glands normalizes, and the general tone rises.

In China, mushroom tincture has long been prescribed for prolonged depression. It soothes and lowers blood pressure, fights insomnia. On the basis of these mushrooms, medicinal ointments are made, as well as tonic and nourishing cosmetic masks, which have a high regenerating effect, improve the condition of the skin, hair and nails.

Yellow Hericium (Hydnum repandum)

Other names:

• Hydnum notched
• Dentinum notched

Yellow Hericium (lat.Hydnum repandum) is a mushroom of the genus Hydnum of the Hericium family.

Yellow Sheep's Man's Hat:
Yellowish in color (from almost white to orange - depending on growing conditions), smooth, 6-12 cm in diameter, flat, with curved edges, often irregular in shape, often grows together with the caps of other mushrooms. The cuticle does not come off. The pulp is whitish, thick, dense, with a pleasant smell.

Spore-bearing layer:
On the back of the cap there are pointed spines that easily break off and crumble. The color is somewhat paler than the cap.

Spore powder:
White.

Leg:
Length up to 6 cm, diameter up to 2.5 cm, cylindrical, compact (sometimes with cavities), often widened at the base, somewhat paler than the cap.

Spreading:
It grows from July to October (mainly in August) in large groups in deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests, preferring a moss cover.
Similar species:
The yellow Hericium is very similar to the reddish-yellow Hericium (Hydnum rufescens), which is smaller and has a reddish tinge of the cap. But most often, Hydnum repandum is confused with the Common Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarus). And it's not that scary. Another thing is bad: apparently, considering the Yellow Ezhok to be an inedible mushroom, they break it, knock it down and trample it for its resemblance to the folk chanterelle. Morons, eh?

Edibility:
Hericium yellow Normal edible mushroom. In my opinion, it is completely indistinguishable in taste from a chanterelle. All sources indicate that in old age, Ezhok yellow is bitter, and therefore inedible.Do what you want, but I didn't notice anything like that, although I tried. Probably, the bitterness of a blackberry is something from the category of inedibleness of a spruce mushroom. "It happens."

Remarks All this, of course, is very subjective, but for me Hydnum repandum was and remains a kind of "almost chanterelle". It seems that consumer qualities are exactly the same, but - a little bit different. A little, just a little, but not that. And it crumbles, unlike more willingly, and some kind of dryish - the chanterelle itself is rubber rubber, and then there is also dryness - and the worms eat it, even if not very willingly, but it happens ... And they also write, he sometimes tastes bitter ... But , be that as it may, this mushroom still belongs to the good and reliable. And it can be terribly insulting to find whole plantations of a hedgehog, beaten, trampled, broken ... And you can always see: they broke it on purpose. Not just turned up under the foot. Eh, I think at such a moment, to meet lovers ...

However, it happened, and met. Once I met on a forest path a couple of mushroom pickers, grandfather and grandmother, both summer residents. And I am with a basket, half yellow from the hedgehogs. We talked about roads and directions. My grandfather came up to me, looked into the korizin, said: “You've got some toadstools!” And set out to help me get rid of suspicious mushrooms. And then I realized whose arts the whole forest is full of ...

Hericium white

And before that, did you collect the Yezhoviks? We love this mushroom, especially since there are few competitors - most people consider it inedible. We cook it along with other mushrooms. I am interested in the motley black man's man. Is it possible to find out exactly in which area a lot grows? I would like to work with these mushrooms. Please tell me. I am in Belarus, I am harvesting mushrooms. I am ready to take on the delivery of the motley black man's man. Do you pick up on site or do you need delivery to the final destination?

Description of yellow or champlevé (Hydnum repandum)

Where are you? What is the payment for a kilogram of dried mushroom? Hello, Alexander! There are plenty of these mushrooms in the Pskov region. And here it is called ox tongue, when cooked it resembles a beef tongue, the bottom must be peeled off.

When and how to harvest

It is a mycorrhizal species that appears in the same places from year to year. Hericiums most of all like swampy lowlands with oaks, conifers and blueberry bushes.

Legs break easily, harvest by hand. But forest dirt and debris stick to the base of the leg, you will need some kind of cleaning tool so that organic material in the basket does not stain the caps.

Hericium yellow is not very demanding on conditions, but grows better in more temperate climates. Mushrooms are not difficult to spot because of their color, especially under conifers. Among the deciduous plantations in the fall, it is a little more difficult to find yellow hedgehogs; they hide under leaves and branches, but stand out due to their color.

How to grow a yellow hedgehog on the site

In nature, this representative of the mushroom kingdom can grow on any soil, but prefers lime soil, which must be taken into account when choosing a place to grow yellow hedgehog at home. Its cultivation gives good results, the main thing is to purchase high-quality mycelium from trusted manufacturers.

Growing order:

Plow the ground under a tree or bush.

Usually to a depth of 5-15 cm, depending on the characteristics of the root system

The mushroom mycelium is scattered over the surface.

Store-bought mushroom mycelium can be replaced and found yourself

A small layer of forest soil is poured on top, mixed in equal proportions with humus.

Sprinkle with earth remaining from fluffing.

Watering with a garden watering can on dry days, spending up to 10 liters per 1 sq. m.

Mushroom mycelium needs regular watering

The mycelium begins to bear fruit about six months after planting the mycelium in the fall or spring. She lives for many years as long as the tree that feeds her grows.