The Book I Want

[Marvell]

I'd like a book on edible fungi which goes along the following lines:

Diagram of fungus
Photo of fungus
Photos of useful dissections
Photos of stages of growth and seasonal changes
Diagrams and photos of confusion species

Useful statistics about habitat, etc.

Preparation guidelines (soaking, boiling, etc.)
Nutritional information

Does this book exist?

[Ashley Cawley]

That's quite a lot of photos/diagrams per fungi, I would imagine it would need 2-3 pages of an A5 book per fungi, I don't think that'd be a bad idea at all considering your interested in the edible ones (well and similar ones to avoid).

I'll have a flick through my collection when I get home and see which best meets your criteria.

[Marvell]

I'm basically paranoid!

[comanighttrain]

for good reason! I tend to avoid mushrooms altogether for fear of killing myself

[JonnyP]

You are probably asking for too much there Steve. Carol Hunt (aka 'Chicken of the woods' on the forums) would be a good person to ask if such a book exists..
'Mushrooms' by Roger Phillips is a very good guide, but does not have some of the things you are after..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mushrooms-Roge...ht_3194wt_1180

[Fletching]

You can also try:

The River Cottage Handbook No.1 Mushrooms by John Wright ISBN 978-0-7475-8932-7
The Concise Illustrated Book of Mushrooms and Other Fungi by David Pegler ISBN 1-85361-030-5

Steve

[Kiltie]

Surely there will be a 'one stop shop' site on t'interweb (maybe someone will have a 'linky'), unless you plan eating them away from home? , I had a little 'Collins gem' of mushrooms had tons of illustrations-it never gave me the confidence to harvest and eat wild fungi ,

[wizardbiz]

I'd like a book on edible fungi which goes along the following lines:

Diagram of fungus
Photo of fungus
Photos of useful dissections
Photos of stages of growth and seasonal changes
Diagrams and photos of confusion species

Useful statistics about habitat, etc.

Preparation guidelines (soaking, boiling, etc.)
Nutritional information

Does this book exist?

best book availible, is by roger phillips, entitled "mushrooms" il look it out and post the isdn number.

[wizardbiz]

isbn o-330-44237-6

[JonnyP]

best book availible, is by roger phillips, entitled "mushrooms" il look it out and post the isdn number.

That'll be the one I mentioned earlier then ;0) Its a good book, but does not have all Steve asked for..