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There are many edible representatives of the species in the large family of Maslenkovs. A yellow-brown oiler is one of them. It also received other names: variegated oiler, marsh flywheel, yellow-brown flywheel. It is a typical inhabitant of deciduous and mixed forests, which grows in large families, mainly on sandy soil.
Description of the yellow-brown oiler
Suillusvariegatus or marsh flyworm (swamp, marshmallow) is a rather large mushroom with a thick fleshy leg. It got its name for the rich yellow color of the cap.
Description of the hat
In a swamp, the cap is semicircular, convex, over time it becomes flatter (cushion), with a convex tubercle in the center. The diameter of the cap of a young pestle does not exceed 5 cm, in grown representatives of the species it reaches 15 cm.The surface of the cap of a young flyworm is of a marsh olive color, over time it cracks and becomes yellow, brown, ocher, with small stains and light brown scales.
The reverse side of the cap of the yellow-brown flywheel mushroom is formed by tubules up to 2 cm in length. At first, they grow to the stem, over time they remain only on the cap. They are covered with shallow pores in young mushrooms, and in older ones, the pores become deeper. On the cut, the cap of the swamp may darken.
The surface of the marsh flywheel cap is covered with a skin that is difficult to separate. In humid climates, it can acquire a glossy sheen. In dry weather, it becomes completely matte.
Leg description
The leg of the pestle is dirty yellow, cylindrical in shape, strong, thick, stable, grows up to 10 cm in length and up to 3 cm in diameter. Its surface is smooth and brown. In the lower part of the leg, it may become reddish or orange in color, closer to the mycelium it turns white.
Edible yellow-brown oiler or not
Moss is an edible representative of the Maslenkovs, with a pronounced pine pulp aroma. It is tough and can vary from light yellow to lemon in color. If the pulp is cut, it instantly turns blue. The taste of a yellow-brown butter dish, the photo and description of which is given above, is unexpressed, the mushroom does not differ in its special gastronomic qualities, it belongs to category 3. But pickled, this look is quite good.
Where and how does the yellow-brown variegated oil can grow
You can find a swamp on the edges of coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests. He prefers sandy or stony, well-moistened soils, covered with moss, illuminated places. Pestle can often be found among swamps, surrounded by pine trees. But forest representatives of the species are distinguished by a richer taste and regular shape, and marsh ones can have a metallic taste of pulp. Usually marsh flyworm grows in large families, but single specimens can also come across.
You can harvest a bountiful harvest of variegated mushroom as in the photo from June to November. The swamp continuously produces new fungi during this period. Up to several buckets of forest gifts in one trip can be collected 3 days after a good pouring rain, if they are collected in wet weather, at a temperature not higher than + 16 ᵒС.
In Russia, Suillusvariegatus grows in all regions with a temperate climate, mainly in the central and southern parts of the country. In Europe, the flywheel can be found in forests everywhere.
Collect pestle near marshes and pine trees, on the edges of forests lit by the sun. He and other members of the family can be found under piles of fallen pine needles. If one swamp was found under a tree, you should look for its fellows as well - they always grow in large families. Pestle is carefully cut with a knife along the leg, being careful not to damage the mycelium.
Doubles of a yellow-brown oiler and their differences
In nature, there are no poisonous mushrooms that can be confused with oil. The swamp has doubles among edible and conditionally edible mushrooms.
- Yellowish butter dish (marsh) - false yellow-brown oiler. It grows only in swamps, differs from the swamp with a thin, curved leg (up to 1 cm in diameter) and small size (its cap does not exceed 7 cm in diameter). There is a glandular ring on the stem of such a mushroom, which Suillusvariegatus does not have. This mushroom species belongs to category 4, it is considered conditionally edible due to its mediocre taste.
- Goat Is a larger species than Suillusvariegatus. Its cap is more voluminous and larger in diameter, the edges are turned up, often covered with mucus in a humid environment. The main difference is the yellow-brown color of the tubular layer, while in the pestle it is yellow. The goat has a pronounced mushroom taste, and the marsh - coniferous. The goat is an edible mushroom species.
- Another representative of the Maslenkov family, which is very similar to the flywheel, is cedar oil can. It is an edible species that can be eaten safely.
Distinctive features:
- the pulp of the cedar mushroom does not turn blue at the cut site;
- his hat is sticky and smooth, while that of a swamp is covered with rough scales;
- there are brown and yellow brown growths on the stem of the cedar oil can.
How yellow-brown boletus is prepared
Cooking a pestle mushroom is not difficult: you do not need to boil it several times, you can just rinse it under running water and fry it in a pan. But, as experienced mushroom pickers advise, it is best to pickle the flywheel. Cooking a yellow-brown oiler by marinating will remove a specific metallic taste and coniferous smell. There are many options for this method of cooking mushrooms. The recipe for making a yellow-brown butter dish must necessarily include spices and vinegar, so the mushroom turns out to be especially tasty.
Conclusion
The yellow-brown oiler is an edible mushroom that does not have a high taste. But in Russian forests there is a lot of it, so mushroom pickers often use the flywheel to prepare dishes from forest gifts. The metallic aftertaste of the pulp and the strong pine aroma make it difficult to cook soup or roast with pestle. The best way to consume it is by pickling.
