Celebrating the Wild Mushroom: A Passionate Quest

by Sara Ann Friedman, Diana Jacobs (Illustrator)

Describes the history of mushrooms, looks at those who study, collect, and cook them, and includes recipes and tips on identification

265 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1986

Reviews

[Hannah Evelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not only was I able to understand some fundamental basics of foraging wild mushrooms and the general culture of mushroom forays, Sara Ann Friedman is an excellent writer and I didn't expect to laugh and giggle so much. The story she tells about checking in on a patch of amanita muscaria in central park for several days then super-stealth-style harvesting the mushrooms and then going on a shroom trip with a friend was so funny.

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scientific, poetic, digestible, entertaining, and interesting. I love the absolute nerd-dom of this author and her book inspired me to be more curious about mushrooms and my daily world.

[nathancurry Coffee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable story, told in a fun, humble way. Love it