tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post2981001322832920447..comments2023-12-03T08:13:24.652-08:00Comments on Fat of the Land: Foraging's Golden RuleLangdon Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-65206810087751755132012-10-25T19:17:54.420-07:002012-10-25T19:17:54.420-07:00Think I've commented here before about the gro...Think I've commented here before about the group in Portland, Oregon, area (might have been outside the city) that foraged mushrooms, cooked a feast, and then most of them died and there was a liver transplant. This was I think in the 1970s when I was a kid, but I remember vowing never to eat wild mushrooms. I've relented and now enjoy chanterelles, porcini, and morels for sale at farmer&Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679798533713533659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-8478120149746750012012-10-23T09:03:32.368-07:002012-10-23T09:03:32.368-07:00K - Chanties and pasta...made for each other. As f...K - Chanties and pasta...made for each other. As for fear...a little knowledge goes a long way to dispel it. Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-65462759149027086782012-10-22T21:29:04.187-07:002012-10-22T21:29:04.187-07:00yeesh, that first news story was no good. i though...yeesh, that first news story was no good. i thought it was interesting the way they finished it by recommending to not eat wild mushrooms altogether. i agree with you that caution is definitely needed and to not eat anything you can't positively identify, but i think it's a bit unfortunate that some people's approach is total avoidance and fear.<br /><br />incidentally, we just khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511725867464052114noreply@blogger.com