Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America: A Field-To-Kitchen Guide

by David W. Fischer, Alan E. Bessette

A colorful field guide presenting some 100 species of the most delicious mushrooms, along with detailed information on how to find, gather, store and prepare them. Contains 177 fine color plates. More than 70 recipes are included. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Reference, Field Guides, Survival

254 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Scott Benowitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Biologists, micologists and people who study taxonomy throughout the world have identified many tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of species of fungi and mushrooms- some of which are edible, and many of which are potentially poisonous. Many of the species of mushrooms which grow wild throughout North America which are edible look very similar to species which are poisonous.
As the title implies, "Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America: a Field Guide" makes it easy to distinguish between the species of mushrooms which are native to the North America which are edible from the species which are not edible. This book also offers some very useful advice regarding locations where hobbyist micologists may want to go when we embark on our searches for various species of wild mushrooms, and this book also offers culinary instructions regarding how to prepare various species of mushrooms which grow wild in various regions of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico for cooking.
Anyone who is interested in micology who either lives in North America, or who is planning on traveling through any regions in Canada, the U.S. or Mexico will thoroughly enjoy reading this book.

[Benjamin Plume · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second mushroom guide I've managed to read cover-to-cover since starting a mycology hobby about two months ago. This one also had excellent information, featuring easy to understand characteristics (for the beginner), and the all-important "mushroom doppelganger" section (my term, not the authors). It wasn't quite as readable as the first guide I read, but I still recommend it for anyone with a passing interest in mushrooms or who wants to start eating fungi.

[Joshua]

Well illustrated, great descriptions. It is not a comprehensive field guide, but rather a very specific manual for unambiguous (=safe) identifying only edible (and delicious) specimens. I've been able to identify several coral-type mushrooms on campus.

[Christinamarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

very informative, good pictures and descriptions. would love to have this book in my kitchen in addition to other mushroom hunting books for references.

[Farfoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mushroom Hunters

I think this must have been machine done for the kindle. There were several typesetting errors but thé information and pictures were great!