St. George's?

Lancashire Lad · #1 (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 05:13 PM

Can I safely assume these ar St. George's Mushrooms?

Found today on a south facing grassy bank of a field in which several rabbits were happily grazing.

There were probably a couple of hundred of these mushrooms, generally growing in lines (rather than rings) of about 5 - 10 metres in length.

Cap sizes ranging from 25mm to 75mm.

Regards
Mike.

CapAndBracket · #2 (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 06:59 PM

Can I safely assume these ar St. George's Mushrooms?
Well that is of course a personal decision (especially if cooking them).
Saw some myself today but not in the numbers you mention.

Cheers J.P.

Lancashire Lad · #3 (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CapAndBracket

.....Well that is of course a personal decision (especially if cooking them).....

Hi J.P. - Sorry, I meant safely assume only for ID purposes

. - I left them in situ.

There were probably several baskets worth. - I don't know if the rabbits would have been eating them, but there were certainly more rabbits in that field than I saw elsewhere.

Regards
Mike.

CapAndBracket · #4 (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 07:23 PM

I seem to remember there was some interesting disscusion in the past about
animals eating fungi, as plenty of nibbled fungi seem to be found, rabbits,
mice, squirels i image deer would to, certainly a Fomitopsis pinicola i had
been monitoring on a salix log in a water meadow was eaten by the jersey
cows last Autumn.

Cheers J.P.

jonbem · #5 (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 10:01 PM

Got these on the local golf course last year, hoping for same this year. I have a couple of friends who are golf club members keeping an eye out for me.

jonbem · #6 (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 10:06 PM

and they go very well fried with wild garlic leaves and flowers, collected from the banks of the River Swale just east of Richmond, North Yorks, towards Easby Abbey, northern bank of the river

jonbem · #7 (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 11:44 PM

and I found this too St George's mushroom and wild garlic risotto - Recipes, Food & Drink - The Independent

stevebrewerton · #8 (**permalink**) 21-04-2009, 10:12 AM

St George's anyone????

Found yesterday, very large patch with no discernable pattern in open area close to woodland and a lake. Didn't notice an over powering smell and they were paler in colour before picking and transporting (in a hot car!)

When i cut them open, there were brown flecks running through and a citrus smell.

Help appreciated for a novice!

Thanks

Belly77 · #9 (**permalink**) 21-04-2009, 11:35 AM

I found my first ever patch yesterday. I've searched high and low without success in recent weeks and there they were right under my nose at work in Hertfordshire.

Don't think I want to eat them though as the smell really isn't that appetising.

Jessica777 · #10 (**permalink**) 21-04-2009, 07:48 PM

Hi there - I have just found this site in a desperate hunt to find out if what I think are St Georges mushrooms really are - so I can try some of them!
All the identification points are accurate (whitish, sinuate, crowded gills, no ring on stem, wavy edged cap, white spore print etc) but the thing I'm not sure of is the smell described as 'mealy'. What exactly is that? Any clues or comparisons please so I can safely proceed with picking would be gratefully received.
Jessica