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Title:
Toadstools, mushrooms, fungi, edible and poisonous; one thousand American fungi
How to select and cook the edible; how to distinguish and avoid the poisonous, with full botanic descriptions. Toadstool poisons and their treatment, instructions to students, recipes for cooking, etc., etc.
Note: Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by KD Weeks, Dianna Adair, Bryan Ness and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
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Summary: “Toadstools, Mushrooms, Fungi, Edible and Poisonous; One Thousand American Fungi” by Charles McIlvaine is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This detailed guide aims to educate readers on both edible and poisonous fungi found in America, based on extensive personal research and standardized classifications of species. The book serves as a comprehensive tool for mycologists, culinary enthusiasts, and amateur foragers alike. The opening of the book begins with a preface where McIlvaine recounts his journey into the study of fungi, sparked by encounters with various mushrooms in the West Virginia mountains. Through personal experimentation, he learned to differentiate between edible and poisonous varieties, ultimately compiling a wealth of knowledge over two decades. He expresses a desire to share this information, addressing both the culinary possibilities and safety concerns associated with mushroom consumption. The introduction also outlines the absence of a standardized text on American fungi, setting the foundation for the comprehensive descriptions and careful classifications that follow in the main text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: McIlvaine, Charles, 1840-1909
Author: Macadam, Robert K.
EBook No.: 51393
Published: Mar 8, 2016
Downloads: 225
Language: English
Subject: Cooking (Mushrooms)
Subject: Mushrooms
Subject: Edible mushrooms -- North America
Subject: Mushrooms, Poisonous -- North America
Subject: Fungi -- North America
LoCC: Science: Botany
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Toadstools, mushrooms, fungi, edible and poisonous; one thousand American fungi
How to select and cook the edible; how to distinguish and avoid the poisonous, with full botanic descriptions. Toadstool poisons and their treatment, instructions to students, recipes for cooking, etc., etc.
Note: Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by KD Weeks, Dianna Adair, Bryan Ness and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: “Toadstools, Mushrooms, Fungi, Edible and Poisonous; One Thousand American Fungi” by Charles McIlvaine is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This detailed guide aims to educate readers on both edible and poisonous fungi found in America, based on extensive personal research and standardized classifications of species. The book serves as a comprehensive tool for mycologists, culinary enthusiasts, and amateur foragers alike. The opening of the book begins with a preface where McIlvaine recounts his journey into the study of fungi, sparked by encounters with various mushrooms in the West Virginia mountains. Through personal experimentation, he learned to differentiate between edible and poisonous varieties, ultimately compiling a wealth of knowledge over two decades. He expresses a desire to share this information, addressing both the culinary possibilities and safety concerns associated with mushroom consumption. The introduction also outlines the absence of a standardized text on American fungi, setting the foundation for the comprehensive descriptions and careful classifications that follow in the main text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: McIlvaine, Charles, 1840-1909
Author: Macadam, Robert K.
EBook No.: 51393
Published: Mar 8, 2016
Downloads: 225
Language: English
Subject: Cooking (Mushrooms)
Subject: Mushrooms
Subject: Edible mushrooms -- North America
Subject: Mushrooms, Poisonous -- North America
Subject: Fungi -- North America
LoCC: Science: Botany
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.