Hedgehog Mushrooms

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An excerpt from The Complete Mushroom Hunter by Gary Lincoff describing how to find and enjoy a common wild mushroom. This read is encouraging and warm, inspiring people to try new things.

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Young Adult (18-35)

Accents

North American (General) North American (US General American - GenAM)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
a casual summer walk through a mixed hemlock and hardwood forest to escape the heat and humidity can be surprisingly productive. Even the UN observant can hardly fail to notice the occasional bits of bright yellow and orange dotting the tree canopy, dark until sides or poking out of the moss. The yellow ones might be centros and the orange, the small hedgehog or sweet tooth mushrooms, although they could be much larger in the autumn and can then be found in large patches. The summer hedgehogs air, often plentiful enough to transform a pedestrian dinner into a midsummer night's dream. The hedgehog mushroom is best sauteed in a butter or oil based sauce, some kind of liquid that can both moisten it and absorb its flavor. Adding ground hazelnuts or almonds will heighten its hint of nuttiness. If the hedgehogs are Detective Lee bitter, boil them in water for a minute, then throw off the water and proceed as described above. The hedgehog mushroom can be cooked and preserved, just like a central