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Poetic Gigrofor is an edible specimen of the Gigroforov family. Grows in deciduous forests in small groups. Since the mushroom is lamellar, it is often confused with inedible specimens, therefore, during a "quiet" hunt, you need to be extremely careful, since the toxins of the fruit bodies can cause irreparable harm to the body.
What does a poetic hygrophor look like?
The poetic gigrofor has a rounded hat, which straightens out and becomes bumpy as it grows. The uneven edges are bent inward. The surface is covered with a glossy, velvety skin of a whitish-pink color. Fully ripe mushrooms change color to light red.
The lower layer consists of jagged, sparsely spaced, pale pink plates. Reproduction occurs by elongated spores, which are located in a light ocher powder.
The leg is dense, slightly thickened closer to the ground. The velvety surface is sticky, covered with fine fibers. The color is snow-white with a pink or reddish tint. The pulp is dense, white, with mechanical damage, the color does not change, the milky juice does not emit. Taste sweetish, fruity aroma or reminiscent of blooming jasmine.
The mushroom has a pleasant taste and aroma
Where the poetic hygrophor grows
The poetic Gigrofor prefers to grow surrounded by deciduous trees, on nutritious soil. Fruiting from June until the first frost throughout Russia. Appears in single specimens or in small families.
Is it possible to eat a poetic hygrophor
Because of its pleasant taste and aroma, the poetic hygrophor is widely used in cooking. After heat treatment, the mushrooms are salted, pickled, fried and frozen for the winter.
False doubles
Gigrofor, poetic due to its jasmine smell, is difficult to confuse with other species, but since it is from a large family, it has similar brothers. Such as the:
- Pinkish - conditionally edible, but because of the unpleasant taste and smell, it has no nutritional value. Grows on a spruce substrate from August to October. In cooking, it is used pickled and dried.
Fruiting mainly in autumn
- Fragrant - belongs to the 4th category of edibility. It grows in moist moss among pines and firs. Bears fruit all summer. You can define it by a round-convex, slimy cap, dirty yellow in color. Canned food is used.
Family member suitable for pickling and pickling
- Yellow-white - edible species, grows on a damp substrate, in mixed forests. The fruit body is small, the snow-white surface is covered with a thick layer of mucus in wet weather. The pulp has bactericidal and antifungal properties, so the mushroom is widely used in folk medicine. Popularly, the species is called a wax cap, since if you rub it between your fingers, it turns into a wax mask.
Yellow-white hygrophor has medicinal properties
Collection rules and use
All mushrooms absorb toxic substances like a sponge, therefore, when going to the forest, it is important to know the rules of collection.
Mushrooms are harvested:
- away from highways, factories and factories;
- in ecologically clean places;
- in dry weather and in the morning;
- the found specimen is cut with a knife or twisted out of the ground, trying not to damage the mycelium;
- the place of growth is sprinkled with soil or covered with a substrate.
Immediately after collection, you need to proceed to processing. The crop is cleaned of forest debris, washed under warm, running water, and the skin is removed from the stem. After boiling in salted water, mushrooms can be fried, boiled, preserved. They can also be frozen and dried. Dried fruit bodies are stored in a rag or paper bag in a dark, dry place. The shelf life should not exceed 1 year.
Conclusion
Poetic Gigrofor is a tasty and aromatic mushroom that grows among deciduous trees. Bears fruit in small groups in autumn. In cooking, they are used to prepare a variety of dishes, but only after heat treatment.
