false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171995826m/130941.jpg 130941 1 To most Americans, mushrooms are the brown lumps in the soup one uses to make a tuna casserole, but to a select few, mushrooms are the abundant yet often well-hidden delicacies of the forests. In spite of their rather dismal reputation, most wild mushrooms are both edible and delicious, when prepared properly. From the morel to the chanterelle and the prolific and aptly named chicken of the woods, mushrooms can easily be harvested and enjoyed, if you know where to look and what to look for. Bill Russell's Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic helps the reader learn just that--specifically for the often-neglected East Coast mushrooms of the United States and Canada. <P>Suited to both the novice and the experienced mushroom hunter, this book helps the reader identify mushrooms with the use of illustrations, descriptions, and environmental observations. Russell's fifty years of experience in hunting, studying, and teaching about wild mushrooms have been carefully distilled into this easy-to-use and well-designed guide. The book is divided into the four seasons, each with its unique mushroom offerings. Each mushroom section includes a detailed description, information about the mushroom's biology, tips on where the mushroom is most likely to be found, and a short "nutshell" description for quick reference. The book also includes color photographs of each of the mushrooms described. <P>Russell's Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic shows the reader not only how to identify the most common mushrooms found in the region but also how to avoid common copycats--and what to do with the mushrooms once they're identified and harvested. With both color illustrations and insightful descriptions of one hundred of the area's most common mushrooms, Field Guide is an indispensable reference for the curious hiker, the amateur biologist, or the adventurous chef. 126117 30 10 2006 Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania And the Mid-atlantic (Keystone Book) total:3|4:1|3:2| 3 10 6 1 4 1 false false Sun Apr 20 07:10:48 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 07:29:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 16:11:40 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 16:11:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 30 10:57:51 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:48:58 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 10:57:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 05:39:37 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 05:39:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 29 11:50:59 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 07:47:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Sep 18 21:02:18 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 21:02:18 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=130941