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PERMACULTUHE By any other name t’s mushroom Iseason, and even if you don’t find them, they’ve found you. Their mycelia spread through for— est litter and com— post, manure and on a piece of paper (a Seeds catalog that happened to be green) overnight, I found the spores that dropped to be a creamy white. woodchips to sur— According to what round our imperme- By ALEX I’d found, this ex— able spaces. FETHIERE cluded molybdites, I was tending which is distin- the compost by the guished by its green nursery when I no- ticed beautiful mushrooms fruiting beneath a maple twinned with a fir. In years of mushroom hunting I’d never seen them, perhaps because I’d rarely searched beneath dense maple canopies. There were about 20 of ‘ them, large and savory- looking, some already having sporulated. Slugs and flies had gotten to most, but I’m used to the involuntary shar— ing inbuilt to foraging. ‘ Almost an hour later, webpages and books splayed, I’d identified the mushrooms within a margin of error in which I’d be comfortable nibbling on one. I was cer— tain enough that they were Lepiota rachodes, the edible “Shaggy Parasol,” and not the poisonous Chlorophyllum m0- lybdites. A spore print had been key in drawing this distinction. Having left a mushroom cap spore print and greenish gills. The specimens I’d collected also bruised red, usually meaning a species other than molybdites, so I figured I was safe to collect any that were less than half eaten. David Arora’s compendium “Mushrooms Demystified” ad— vises dry-frying these mush— rooms because of their high water content. I'had seen this before with Matsutake, which are ruined by cooking in but- ter or oil. After cooking them down in an iron skillet, I sau- teed them with a little but- ter and a sprinkle of freshly ground pepper. They were intensely earthy and meaty with a long miner- al-duff finish. Arora had de— scribed them as “exceptionally nutty,” so I supposed there was some hazelnut flavor. They were already starting to wither so I dehydrated the rest for later mushroom soup. Plan the perfect getaway and enjoy delicious dining and your favorite drinks with our Stay Dine Hotel package. Book now at littlecreek.com. Includes: Deluxe Resort Accommodation $20 Beverage Credit $50 Food Credit $20 Freeplay VIP Check-in/Out Upgrades Available OF OLVMPIA 0N HWY lOl LITTLECWEEK COM 0 H300 (14,7 771‘. l5 MINUTES NOPTH LlTTLLCREEK CASINOrnESORT “Shaggy Parasol” is among the the types of mushrooms growing on the forest floors as the weather turns rainy and cool. Journal photo by Alex Féthiére Lying in bed wondering whether I’d get sick, it oc- curred to me that the paper I’d used for the spore print had been green. What if it had concealed a green tinge to the spores? Was I going to projectile vomit for hours like the Australian who had eaten a plateful of similar mush- rooms warm and partially raw? Prior to a night of multiple incontinences, his stomach had felt a little funny. It’s a familiar sensation. .I never eat more than a couple bites of a new mushroom to see wheth- er it agrees with me. All the same, I haven’t been sickened by one (knock on myceliated wood). The quare feeling I had was well within normal , parameters. . The next morning, glad t have retained my contents, I read a bit more about the Lepiota genus. It had been renamed “macrolepiota” at some point. Sometimes around 2005-2007, it had been collapsed into the Chlo- rophyllum genus. This kind of shuffling is typical in mycol- ogy. Just a few decades ago, it was discovered that evolu- tionarily, fungi and animals have more in common with each other than either does with plants. It turned out that my macro/lepiota was morechlo- rophyllum, and my rachodes probably olivieri, or maybe brunneum —— and that the molybdites I feared is more VOTEFOR Ted jackson (R) for Mason County Commissioner, District 1 The change we need after eight years common outside of the Pacific Northwest. People have eaten so many similar mushrooms across this genus that it’s hard to tell whether they’ve been poisoned, have an intol- erance, ate the wrong species or didn’t cook them enough. Molybdites are responsible for most mushroom poison- ings annually in the United States. If only a Shaggy Para~_ sol by any other name were just as safe, I Alex Fe’lhiére has lived on Harstine Island long enough to forget New York City, where he built community gardens and double-dug his suburban sod into a victory garden. He can be reached 'at onlandist@ gmail.com. - A proven leader with over thirty years in law enforcement Will always work for the best interest of Mason County - Protected Hood Canal, Puget Sound, and our natural resources Wrote and managed government budgets - Gives back to community as nonprofit executive director ‘ - Believes transparency, integrity and accountability are paramount in public service ' Endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police Mountain Lodge #23, Mason County Sheriffs Guild, Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs, and Sheriff Salisbury TED Paid for by the Committee to Elect Ted Jackson (360) 8010503 TEDJACKSON2020£OM