St. George's?

[J]

Originally Posted by Alantb

I don't know about 'safely' but they should smell of damp flour or some people say mucky knickers.... It's certainly the right day to find St. G's
Alan

Ha ha ha ha ha ha mucky knickers, I love it! Brilliant!!! more of these descriptive scent comparisons I say!...

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by J

Ha ha ha ha ha ha mucky knickers, I love it! Brilliant!!! more of these descriptive scent comparisons I say!...

Well, my description of one I found the other day was "soapy, fragrant but with an unpleasant undertone", which could be described quite accurately as "lightly worn knickers that had been washed with a conditioner rinse or Persil (but not Ecover)" .... but "mealy" really did not fit the smell. I'm about to double check its microscopic details, but macroscopic details and habitat fits St George's.

[Stewy]

Found a few this morning to keep the GF's old man happy.........

[PeteS]

They look like nice ones (good quality) Stewy!

[Lone Forager]

Originally Posted by Jessica777

Thanks to all your varied and helpful comments re my possible St George's. Now then - anyone of you live any where near Totton, Southampton who also knows what the flipping things look like??!

I must add that stevebrewertons photos dont look like St Georges to me and I have eaten loads this year although it seems that they have now come to an abrupt end. I live in Southampton if ever you need a second opinion. The photo of them in the basket is much more reassuring.

[Jessica777]

Second opinions particularly welcome when I plan to eat them! At the moment I stick to hedgehog fungi, chanterelles and ceps, all of which I am comfortable with. I am intending to go on a fungi foray with the Hampshire Fungi Recording Group on 16th May at Stockbridge Down (details are on their website) - maybe you could go along too?

[Lone Forager]

That sounds a good idea. I go out most week ends with my 3 year old son. So far this year we have found plenty of St Georges, an amanita gemmata or jonquial whatever you want to call it, common ink caps (really early) and some grey trichlomas growing within a circle of St Georges. I will try to post some pictures when I get time.
We are happy munching ceps, hedge hogs, chanterelle, bay boletes, parasols, prince (my favourite), orange oak bolete, shaggy ink caps, morels and a few others. I want to be a bit braver this year and try tawny grisette chicken of the woods, and the blusher and perhaps some wax caps but I will be dining alone with these ones.