RE: Edible, wild fungi of South Australia post #2 Saffron Milk Cap (Lactarius deliciocus)
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How long do you think these will be around for harvest? Also, are there any good spots you can tip us off with?
Shaun brought some of these along with slippery jacks last year, but I wasn't keen on the jacks. They probably went miles away for them as well, knowing his friend.
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me too! jacks are SO slippery, that its hard to clean them off all the dirt and skin, I know some folks thjat are fans of this mushroom for its taste (especially in pickled edition), but I dont like to forage them...
and saffrons.... never met them. I always encounter only woolly milkcaps insted - which is not the same!
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Yeh, I'm not a fan of slimy stuff. Slugs creep me out.
I think the saffrons were brought over by the western Europeans. I've been told they love to forage for them, as they are a popular food there.
I don't worry about harvesting the Slipperies. By the time you strip off the skin and remove the sporangia, there's not a lot left and you have sticky yucky fingers to boot. The taste isn't that great either but they're one to keep in mind should food supplies fall short.
Any of the local pine forests have them. of course, one has one's favourite spots. This year, slippery jacks never went away. they kept popping up throughout the Summer and Saffrons started early too. Normally, we've got a good 3 months for where the yields make it worth going. This year, though...
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