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To distinguish white milk from a squeak, you need to know their structure and features. Outwardly, these relatives are very similar. But, if the white milk mushroom tastes great, then the violin belongs to the conditionally edible fruit bodies of the IV category and is difficult to prepare.
White milk mushrooms have been growing in one place for many years
A violin that has fallen into the basket by mistake can ruin the whole dish. Moreover, when buying white milk mushrooms on the market, you should show maximum attention: often they are given off squeaks that are difficult to distinguish. For experienced mushroom pickers, it is not difficult to identify these two types of mushrooms.
A family of squeaks in the grass
What is the difference between a lump and a squeak
It is quite easy to distinguish a lump from a violin if you know what to look for.
What does a white lump look like?
The white milk mushroom (Lactárius résimus), also called the real one, belongs to the genus Millechnikov and the russula family. It grows to large sizes, with a diameter of 8 to 20 cm. The cap is white, cream-white; with age, uneven dark yellowish-buffy spots appear. The surface is fleecy, distinctly slimy in damp weather. The cap of young specimens is open, with a small depression in the center, the edges are wrapped in a neat pubescent roller. Mature mushrooms are funnel-shaped with a distinct depression at the junction with the stem, the upper part smoothly curved downward. The mushroom has a characteristic fruity aroma; a bitterish white juice is released on a cut or break, which quickly darkens to yellow or brown.
Thin, even plates of the hymenophore, they can be distinguished with the naked eye
What the load looks like
White podgruzdok (Russula delica), also called rusk or russula pleasant, belongs to the russula family, the russula genus. The fruiting body has a dry, hairless cap. It grows to gigantic sizes, from 15 to 30 cm in diameter. The color is cream, white-gray with rusty spots. The shape can be prostrate with rolled edges and a depression in the center, or funnel-shaped. Old specimens darken, they can be distinguished by a rich brown hue. A large amount of soil and forest debris accumulates on the hat. The plates are thin, narrow, cream-colored, with a characteristic marine tint, if the cap is tilted towards the light. The stem is strong, light, dense, with uneven brown spots. The pulp is juicy, richly aromatic. You can use podgruzdok in food only after preliminary boiling. Unlike the white breast, the violin and the load have dense legs, without voids. Only the oldest mushrooms have voids in their legs.
Two loading whites in a moss meadow
What a squeak looks like
The violin (Lactárius velléreus), otherwise called felted milk, squeaky, dry or dairy scrub, belongs to the genus Millechnikov and the Syroezhkovy family. In young specimens, the caps are convex-rounded, with edges bent by a roller, then straighten and become open. The overgrown ones are funnel-shaped, with uneven, winding, smooth edges. The diameter can reach from 9 to 27 cm. The surface is smooth, dry, and forest debris rarely adheres to it. Snow-silvery color, covered with rare thin scales. The pulp is very dense, grayish, brittle, with a mushroom aroma and a pungent aftertaste. Milky juice is very pungent and light. The plates are sparse, grayish or creamy yellowish, uneven. The leg is short and thick.
Skripun is distinguished by its unpuffed, rolled-up edges and darker, sparse plates.
They grow in large groups - both in a tight carpet and in free-standing fruiting bodies on an area of several square meters. They prefer deciduous forests, mainly birch and aspen forests. They appear a month earlier than squeaks and leave already in September. Fruiting before frost in October-November. Unlike bitter-peppery squeak, raw white milk mushrooms have a sweetish, pleasant taste.
How to distinguish a lump from a squeak
Squeaky Milky Juice is extremely pungent.
To distinguish between a violin and a white lump, you need to pay attention to their features:
- The milky juice of the violin becomes reddish over time.
- You can distinguish the squeak by the missing fringe at the edges.
- A squeaky sound makes a characteristic creaking sound if you run it over glass or tooth enamel. It was from this feature that its name came from.
- The white lump differs from the squeak in appearance. A valuable handsome man seems to be hiding from everyone, hiding under heaps of forest litter and earth. The squeaky's hat is clean and visible from afar.
- The dry sugar is different in color and structure of the plates - they are yellowish, thick.
- The violin is never wormy.
- The skripun has a one-piece leg without cavities.
- The hats of the white lump have a yellowish or brownish tint, and the felt hats can be distinguished by their even light color.
White mushrooms have characteristic yellowish-rusty specks
Conclusion
It is possible to distinguish a white lump from a squeak, despite a very similar appearance. These two species have characteristic features that every mushroom picker must remember. When collecting real milk mushrooms or buying them on the market, you should pay attention to the structure of the legs and caps, hymenophore plates and the taste of the pulp.
