Albatrellus sheep

How to grow a sheep mushroom at home

The rare Red Book albatrellus is rarely found in the forest and is prohibited from collection. However, it can be grown in the country at home. The algorithm looks like this:

• mycelium, purchased in a specialized store or via the Internet, is mixed with a nutritious substrate of wood shavings, sawdust and small twigs;
• the substrate is placed in clean plastic bags with incisions for air access, moistened with water and left in a warm room with a temperature of at least 20 ° C;
• the lighting in the room should be natural, mushrooms do not like bright sunlight, but they do not grow in complete darkness either.

From time to time, the substrate is moistened, not allowing it to dry out. The first fruiting bodies can grow in a month.

Albatrellus lilac Albatrellus syringae

Syn: Scutiger syringae Parmasto, 1962 Xanthoporus syringae (Parmasto) Audet, 2010

Description by Andrey Yakimenko and Tatiana Svetlova.

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This species belongs to tinder fungi, despite the fact that it lives on the soil and has fruiting bodies with a cap and a leg. The hats are yellow and usually have a few darker areas; legs narrowed towards the base, with mycelial cords. Fruiting bodies very often grow together with the legs and edges of the caps in several copies. It grows near the trunks and stumps of lilacs and some other hardwoods. Rare view. (Tatiana Svetlova)

Common names
FI: Keltakääpä (Finland) DE: Wiesen-Porling; Gezonter Porling (Germany) DK: Gul Fåreporesvamp (Denmark)

Sporecap fruiting body
Fruiting bodies are annual, consisting of a cap and a leg, single or accrete, 2-4 specimens. Caps 3 - 12 cm in diameter up to 1 cm thick, with a thinner, sharp wavy or lobed edge, rounded, kidney-shaped, funnel-shaped, sometimes convex in the center. The surface is glabrous or slightly pubescent, yellow-cream, ocher-yellow, clearly or indistinctly zoned, with darker zones, often egg-yellow along the edge, brownish in old age.

Hymenophore Hymenophore
Tubules descending along the stem, up to 3 mm long, thick-walled. The surface of the hymenophore is pale lemon, yellow-cream, later dirty yellow with a whitish bloom. The pores are rounded, angular, sometimes with ciliate margins, 3-4 (5) per 1 mm.

Micromorphology Micromorphology
The hyphalous system is monomytic. The hyphae of the tissue of the cap and legs are densely woven, hyaline, branching, sinuous, thin-walled, with a varying diameter from 3 to 15 microns, in swellings up to 25 microns in diameter, with small buckles. The hyphae of the tubules are parallel tightly woven, often with granular contents, 2-5 µm in diameter. Basidia are clavate, with a buckle at the base, 15–25 x 5–7 µm, with 4 sterigmas 2–4 µm in length. Spores are broadly ellipsoidal, flattened on one side, hyaline, with a large droplet, 3.5 - 5 x 2.5 - 3.5 µm.

Stem leg
The leg is densely fleshy, brittle, somewhat fibrous, often central, 1 - 7 cm long, 1 - 2 cm in diameter, tapering towards the base, with mycelial cords. The color is cream, ocher yellow. In old fruiting bodies, the stem may be hollow.

Flesh pulp
The tissue of the cap is fleshy, slightly fibrous, zoned, whitish or dark creamy with a pleasant nutty flavor; dry hard and brittle.

Habitat habitat
Grows on soil in parks, forests, near the trunks or stumps of lilac, willow, linden, alder.

Distribution of Areal
The species is common in Europe, Asia, North America. On the territory of Russia, it was noted in the European part (Moscow region), Western Siberia (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), Irkutsk region, in the Far East.

Calendar Calendar
It grows from spring to late autumn.

Edibility Edibility
Edible.

Remarks
The species is included in the Red Lists of the following European countries: Estonia (CR), Norway (LC).It is not listed in the Red Data Books of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as the Red Data Book of Russia. Note: in brackets is the status that characterizes the degree of rarity of the described species in a given country.

Taxon authors: Parmasto - Parmasto, Erast (1928-), Estonian botanist and mycologist - described this species as Scutiger syringae; Pouzar - Pouzar, Zdenek (1932-), Czech mycologist.

The use of sheep albatrellus in cooking

Sheep tinder fungus is an edible mushroom belonging to the fourth category. It is not very popular with mushroom pickers for two reasons. Firstly, it is not widely used and rather difficult to find. Secondly, it is advisable to eat only young mushrooms. A mature plant acquires excessive rigidity, which is not removed even after prolonged heat treatment. Sheep mushroom can be consumed in any form: boiled, fried, stewed.

How to dry a mushroom

These mushrooms are great for drying. You can dry them in different ways: in the sun, in an oven, in an oven or on a gas stove. Mushrooms are dried outdoors only in sunny, dry weather, otherwise they may deteriorate. Mushrooms must be fresh, healthy, not damaged by worms. They need to be cleaned, wiped with a clean, damp cloth and sized. Mushrooms cannot be washed, they easily absorb water and do not dry well. It is best to use special tools for drying. You can make your own sieves, meshes, grids. You can string mushrooms on a thread or special hairpins. Since mushrooms dry unevenly, you need to constantly monitor the process. An overdried mushroom loses its taste, and an underdried one will quickly grow moldy and deteriorate. Ready tinder fungus is dry, light, close to fresh in taste and aroma. They should be stored in dry ventilated areas, packed in sealed metal or glass jars. It is not recommended to keep dried mushrooms in fabric bags, as they easily absorb moisture and foreign odors.

How to pickle sheep tinder

Other ways of storing sheep tinder fungus are salting and pickling. Mushrooms are salted in glass, enamel or wooden dishes. Peeled and washed mushrooms should be boiled in lightly salted water for about half an hour. Then drain the water, and discard the mushrooms in a colander. Next, put them in a container for pickling and add salt at the rate of 50-60 grams for each kilogram of mushrooms. You can add garlic, pepper, bay leaf. We put under oppression. And after a week you can have a delicious dish. Store such mushrooms in a cool room. Make sure that the brine completely covers the mushrooms.

Albatrellus soup

Albatrellus can be used to make a delicious soup. To do this, you need to take a kilogram of fresh mushrooms, sort them out, peel them, remove the legs, and wash them thoroughly. Fill the medium-sized chopped mushrooms with water and cook for about 15–20 minutes. Saute four heads of onions in vegetable oil. Add 350 grams of any cereal, fried onions, herbs, seasonings to taste to boiled mushrooms and bring to readiness.

Second courses and salads

Tinder mushrooms add special sophistication to main courses and salads. Try mushroom rolls. To do this, boil fresh mushrooms and then fry until tender. Next, grind them into minced meat, adding onion, garlic, salt, pepper. Put finely chopped boiled eggs and mayonnaise in the resulting minced meat. From the resulting mixture we form small sausages and wrap them in slices of ham. We spread the rolls on a deep dish, decorate as you wish and fill with meat jelly. The cooled dish is ready to eat.

Pickled mushrooms are also widely used in the kitchen. They can be used to make delicious salads. Here is a recipe for one of them. Chop a kilogram of salted or pickled mushrooms, add finely chopped green onions to them. Mix the mushrooms with diced boiled potatoes (300 grams) and a jar of green peas.Mayonnaise is used as a dressing for this salad; add salt and pepper to taste.

Albatrellus sheep (sheep tinder fungus, sheep mushroom)

Evaluation of the taste of sheep tinder fungus

Sheep tinder fungus is a little-known mushroom, but it is edible, and in terms of taste, it belongs to the 4th category. Only young fruiting bodies are suitable for consumption. Young hats are fried and dried.

Before cooking, the mushrooms must be boiled, while the lower parts of their legs are removed. During the cooking process, the flesh of the mushroom becomes yellow-green. Fried tinder fungi are considered the most delicious. For long-term storage, they can be pickled with spices.

The number of sheep mushrooms

Sheep polypores are rare mushrooms, they are listed in the Red Book of the Moscow Region, they are assigned the third category of rarity.

The use of sheep tinder fungus in medicine

Sheep mushrooms are used in medicine, the substance scutigeral is isolated from their fruit bodies. This substance has an affinity with dopamine D1 receptors in the brain, it has an analgesic effect.

The similarity of sheep tinder fungi with other mushrooms

• Tinder fungus confluent in appearance is similar to the sheep's mushroom, but it is distinguished by a more brown color;

• Hericium yellow can be distinguished by a hymenophore, which consists of creamy dense spines slightly descending on the peduncle;

• Albatrellus blushing is characterized by orange, light brown or light ocher color with a purple tint. The tubular layer of these mushrooms is light orange. They grow under spruce and pine trees. They have a bitter taste;

• Albatrellus comb has an olive or brownish green cap. These mushrooms grow in deciduous forests, mainly in beech groves;

• The fused albatrellus is yellow-brown or orange in color. Its taste is bitter or sour. The caps often grow together, as a rule, they do not crack. They grow under coniferous trees;

• Albatrellus lilac is common in mixed forests. The color of these mushrooms is yellow-brown or golden-yellow. Tubules descending on the stem, yellow pulp.

How to cook sheep tinder

Sheep tinder fungus is eaten in a variety of ways. It is used in cold snacks and hot dishes, harvested for the winter and dried for medical purposes.

Mushroom preparation

Ovine albatrellus must be processed before cooking. The preparation consists in the fact that the lower part of the leg is cut off from the mushroom, and then the fruit body is washed and boiled in salted water. Cooking should take 15-20 minutes.

In the process of boiling, the light pulp of the tinder fungus acquires a greenish-yellow tint. This is completely normal and should not be a cause for concern.

Sheep tinder soup recipe

The pulp of sheep's albatrellus can be used to make a nutritious and delicious soup. The recipe looks like this:

• fresh tinder fungi in the amount of 1 kg are cleaned, the legs are cut off and the caps are cut into small pieces;
• tinder fungus are boiled for 15 minutes, at the same time 4 onions, cut into half rings, are lightly fried in oil in a pan;
• when the onion acquires a light golden hue, it is poured into a saucepan with mushrooms, and 350 g of millet, buckwheat or any other cereal is added, a little greens to taste and your favorite seasonings.

The soup is boiled until the cereals are fully cooked, after which they are removed from the stove and served on the table.

How to make sheep tinder rolls

Mushroom rolls from tinder fungus can be a decoration of the home table. It is very simple to prepare them, for this you need:

• boil, and then lightly fry 300-500 g of tinder fungus in vegetable oil;
• pass the fried tinder fungus through a meat grinder or cut with a knife into very small pieces;
• mix the mushroom minced meat with chopped onions, boiled egg and pieces of cheese, while the proportions are determined according to your own taste;
• if desired, add a little mayonnaise, and then gently wrap in pita bread.

Mushroom rolls differ not only in their pleasant taste, but also in nutritional value, therefore they can act as an independent snack.

Interesting facts about the mushroom

In Russia, dung beetles were unpopular for a long time, they were called "toadstool", but, for example, in the Czech Republic, Finland and France, these mushrooms have long been highly valued and considered a delicacy.
Gray and white dung beetles were used to make ink. Ripe mushrooms were put in a bowl and the liquid obtained after autolysis was filtered and glue and clove oil were added to it as a flavoring

Such inks were added to the usual ones as a means to protect documents of state importance, bills of exchange. After drying, the spores of the fungus form a unique pattern, which was examined under a microscope and manually fixed.
Gray dung causes poisoning in people who are intoxicated, but the mushroom remains harmless for non-drinkers

Thanks to these properties, the type of mushroom is used as an anti-alcohol agent.

• Ovine albatrellus is included in the Red Data Books of the Moscow and Sverdlovsk regions.
• In medicine, the anesthetic drug scutigeral is used, the active substances of which were isolated from the fruit bodies of the sheep's albatrellus.
• In nature, ovine albatrellus is a forest orderly, since the fungus decomposes organic compounds and thus fertilizes the soil.

Albatrellus ovinus (Albatrellus ovinus)

Other names:

• Scutiger ovinus

Albatrellus ovine, ovine mushroom (Albatrellus ovinus) grows in dry pine and spruce forests. Belongs to the well-known mushroom family Tinder fungus.

Description:
The round mushroom cap reaches ten centimeters in diameter. In an old mushroom, it cracks. The skin of the cap of the young mushroom is dry and silky to the touch. The lower surface of the mushroom cap is covered with a fairly dense layer of white-colored tubes, which are easily separated from the mushroom pulp. The surface of the cap is dry, naked, at first smooth, silky in appearance, then slightly scaly, cracking in old age (especially during dry periods). The edge of the cap is thin, sharp, sometimes pubescent, from slightly wavy to lobed.

The tubular layer strongly descends on the leg, the color varies from white or cream to yellow-lemon, greenish-yellow, turns yellow when pressed. The tubules are very short, 1–2 mm long, the pores are angular or rounded, 2–5 per 1 mm.

The stem is short, 3 - 7 cm long, thick (1 - 3 cm thick), strong, smooth, solid, central or eccentric, narrowed towards the base, sometimes slightly bent, from white (cream) to gray or light brown.

Spore powder is white. The spores are almost round or ovoid, transparent, smooth, amyloid, often with large drops of fat inside, 4 - 5 x 3 - 4 microns.

The pulp is dense, damp, brittle, white, yellow or yellowish-lemon when dry, often turns yellowish when pressed. The taste is pleasant, soft or slightly bitter (especially in old mushrooms). The smell is rather unpleasant, soapy, but according to some literary data, it can be both inexpressive and pleasant, almond or slightly mealy. A drop of FeSO4 stains the flesh gray, KOH stains the flesh a dirty golden yellow color.

Spreading:
Albatrellus ovine occurs infrequently from July to October on the soil under spruces in dry coniferous and mixed forests in clearings, clearings, forest edges, along roads, and also in the mountains. Prefers neutral and alkaline soils, often grows in moss. Forms clusters and groups with closely adhered to each other, sometimes growing together, legs and edges of caps, fruit bodies. Single specimens are less common. The species is widespread in the northern temperate zone: it is recorded in Europe, Asia, North America, and also found in Australia. On the territory of Russia: in the European part, Siberia and the Far East. Moss cover is considered a favorite place for growth.Tinder fungus is a rather large mushroom. It grows singly or in groups, sometimes growing together with its legs.

Similarity:
Ovine albatrellus in its appearance is similar to the confluent tinder fungus, which has a more brown color. Yellow blackberry (Hydnum repandum) is distinguished by a hymenophore, consisting of thick light creamy spines slightly descending on the leg. Albatrellus confluens is colored orange or yellow. brown tones, with a bitter or sour taste. It has accrete, usually uncracking caps, grows under various conifers. Albatrellus subrubescens is colored orange, light ocher or light brown, sometimes with a purple tint. The tubular layer is light orange. Grows under pine and spruce trees, has a bitter taste. Albatrellus cristatus has a brown-green or olive cap, grows in deciduous forests, most often in beech groves. Lilac albatrellus (Albatrellus syringae) is found in mixed forests, colored in golden yellow or yellowish brown tones. The hymenophore does not descend on the leg, the pulp is light yellow.

Grade:
Albatrellus ovine is a little-known edible mushroom of the fourth category. The mushroom is suitable for consumption only in an unripe form. Young caps of this mushroom are used fried and boiled, as well as stewed. Before use, the mushroom must be boiled with the preliminary removal of the lower part of its leg. In the process of boiling, the mushroom pulp acquires a yellowish-green color. The mushroom is considered especially tasty when fried raw without preliminary boiling and heat treatment. Ovine albatrellus can be pickled with spices for long-term storage.

The species is listed in the Red Book of the Moscow Region (category 3, a rare species).

Used in medicine: scutigeral, isolated from the fruiting bodies of ovine tinder fungus, has an affinity for dopamine D1 receptors in the brain and may act as an oral pain reliever.

Useful properties and application

Sheep polypore has a lot of medicinal properties. Quite often it is harvested for medicinal purposes, as it contains an anti-inflammatory element called griffolin, as well as neogrypholine, which is a powerful antioxidant. Sheep tinder also contains a substance such as scutigeral, which has a similar property to dopamine D1, which has an analgesic effect. Only whole mushrooms are harvested for use in medicines. They are relatively small in size and endowed with a solid cap and leg. These mushrooms are then added to alcoholic tinctures, and also dried and ground to a powdery state.

In cooking, this mushroom also received due distribution. However, already mature mushrooms are not very pleasant to the taste, as they become extremely tough over time. It is noteworthy that sheep tinder fungus can be consumed even raw. It can also be steeped and boiled. But old tinder fungi are not exposed to strong temperatures, so they will not become softer after cooking. This mushroom acquires a special taste after frying it raw without additional processing.

Appearance

Hat

The cap of this mushroom has an irregular rounded shape, the diameter of which can be up to 10 centimeters. The skin that covers the mushroom cap has a silky texture and is completely dry. The lower part of the cap is covered with a large layer of white plates that can be easily separated from the pulp. The edges of the cap are thin and pointed. A layer of plates is layered on the surface of the mushroom stalk and has a characteristic white color, sometimes with a yellow tint. The tubes themselves are quite short and can reach a maximum of 2 millimeters in length.

Leg

The leg that holds the cap is 3 to 7 centimeters long with a diameter of up to 3 centimeters. The stem itself is smooth and dense with a tapered base.The color of the leg is white with a grayish or brown tint.

Pulp

The pulp of the mushroom is quite dense and resembles cheese. Has a brittle texture and is colored white, which changes to yellow when dry. The taste of sheep tinder fungus is quite pleasant, but bitter. When you press a sheep tinder fungus, it becomes covered with yellowish spots at the points of pressing.

How to cook?

There are many ways to prepare albatrellus ovinus for human consumption. Dried tinder fungi are especially appreciated, since in this form they retain their taste as much as possible. In addition, they are pickled, used for making soups and main courses, and salads are made.

How to dry a mushroom?

Polypores can be harvested for the winter by drying. To do this, fresh mushrooms are cleaned, wiped with a towel and strung on a thread. If weather permits, you can dry outdoors, but you need to constantly monitor this process. Tinder fungus quickly absorbs moisture, so any light rain or fog will backfire. A tinder fungus that has collected water will quickly grow moldy and deteriorate.

If the weather is humid, you can dry the mushrooms in an oven or oven. Do not overdry: a specimen that is too dry will lose its taste. If the sheep tinder fungus is dried correctly, it will smell and taste like a fresh mushroom. The finished product should be stored in sealed glass containers, where moisture does not get.

How to pickle?

A good way to preserve tinder fungus is to pickle it. This will require a glass or enamel container. You can use a wooden tub. Mushrooms need to be sorted out, peeled and boiled in salted water for 30 minutes. Then transfer to a prepared container and add 50 g of salt per 1 kg of mushrooms.

To taste, you can put a few cloves of garlic, bay leaves, black and allspice. Mix everything and put under oppression. The mushrooms will be ready in a week. Sheep tinder fungus can be stored for a long time in a cool room. The marinade must completely cover the mushrooms so that they do not spoil.

Best soup recipe

A delicious soup is made from sheep's mushroom according to the following cooking recipe:

• fresh mushrooms - 1 kg;
• onions - 4 pcs.;
• any cereal - 350 g;
• vegetable oil;
• greens;
• seasonings to taste.

The tinder fungus is cleaned, the legs are removed, and cut into small pieces of the same size. Then it is poured over with water and boiled for 15 minutes. At this time, you need to chop the onion and fry it in vegetable oil. Fried onions, cereals, herbs and seasoning are added to a saucepan with mushrooms, and then boiled for about 5 minutes until cooked.

Second courses and salads

Sheep tinder fungus is well suited for preparing salads. You can use it both fresh and pickled. Finely chopped mushrooms are mixed with boiled potatoes and green peas, pickled cucumbers or pickled cabbage are added if desired. You can fill the salad with sour cream, mayonnaise or sunflower oil.

Mushroom rolls can be prepared as a second course.

1. To do this, tinder fungi need to be fried, chopped, add onions and spices.
2. Put finely chopped boiled eggs in the mushroom mince, cheese and mayonnaise if desired.
3. Wrap the minced meat in lavash slices and serve beautifully, decorating with herbs.

Dishes from sheep's tinder fungus will not go unnoticed during a large feast.

Healing properties

Sheep tinder fungi contain all essential vitamins and minerals, as well as amino acids, organic acids, fiber, antibiotic and immunomodulating substances. Therefore, with regular use, albatrellus:

• works as a natural anti-inflammatory and prevents the development of infections;
• reduces pain in chronic and acute diseases;
• increases the body's immunity due to the significant content of vitamin C and folic acid;
• has a beneficial effect on the skeletal system and strengthens blood vessels;
• helps to normalize digestion.

Eating fruiting bodies is useful in case of a tendency to anemia, sheep tinder contains a lot of proteins, therefore, it helps to quickly gain muscle mass and improves blood composition.

The use of sheep mushroom in traditional medicine

Sheep tinder is often found in home health recipes. On its basis, decoctions and water infusions, alcoholic tinctures and dry powders are prepared.

The substance griffolin in the composition of the fungus has a special value; it inhibits the growth of malignant cells and helps prevent cancer.

Sheep tinder fungus is also used to relieve inflammation in colds, infections and joint ailments - neogripholine in its composition helps to fight negative processes.

Polypore contains the substance scutigeral, it is considered an effective pain reliever and can be used to relieve discomfort with a wide variety of ailments.

Advice! It is possible to use tinder fungus for treatment as part of medicinal tinctures and decoctions, but the simple use of the mushroom in food also brings benefits in diseases.

The main thing is that the sheep albatrellus is present on the table on a regular basis.