Mushroom foragers

[Bogtown Chick]

some people love mushrooms. Some ...not so much.

My Dad loves mushrooms. It's from him that I have the fascination and love for them. My Mother Hates them...to this day will not eat one nibble Even the good salty ones that come in a can. I can sit down with a can of mushrooms as a snack...LOL. Just like a bag of potato chips for me. I think one sister will eat them...the other sister does not. DH loves wild mushrooms. Kids will usually not partake unless we tell them to try. Although DS did try the chanterelles and thought they were good....I guess he does like morels as well. I think he likes the butter and garlic salt. LOL.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

BC got  what it is right.   It is an intestinal infection.  IT is more than the normal upset stomach. 

It is severely contagious.  I am learning more about C-diff than I ever thought I would.  It can be deadly.

While probiotics are good they do not always work to restore the "good" bacteria to ones gut.

Some antibiotics can make it worse, they kill the good stuff and the bad stuff stays.  Our stomachs are a delicate balance of good and evil bacteria.  In my wives case the bad is running wild and the good is nearly non-existent.

My wife is a hospice nurse so she  visits people that are dying and extremely sick in their homes. nursing homes and hospitals. ( Yeah, I was shocked to find out hospitals use specialist nurses too).  She is accredited by some national hospice health care organization, so she knows what she is doing she is constantly in training and going to schools.

She most likely got it from a patient they have no idea which one, or if she did for sure. From what I understand it can enter a person and start to grow slowly until it finally overpowers and knocks you down.    She could have got it anytime in the last month.   Many of her patients can have it at the end. Many are not here today that were a month ago, so there is no way to tell for sure.

She ate 2 yogurts a day as a preventive before she got infected. One for breakfast and one was her lunch. Yogurt while good does not prevent it in all cases.

I have to clean and disinfect the entire home. NO one else is allowed into the house right now.  Cleaning is not my Forte'!  This is killing me, I have so much outdoor work to do and am stuck in here cleaning.  When I got home from the hospital I cleaned all the doorknobs and bathrooms with chlorine bleach.  I am starting the kitchen today.

 Anyways that is the story of what is happening here. I am sorry if I painted a "poor me" picture.  I am glad you asked about her and appreciate the well wishes.

I will try to not mention it again.  I want to get back to the threads theme.. MUSHROOMS!!



I had to go buy new bedding last night. All the old bedding has to go. The bacteria can live up to a year in clothing and blankets.  I am going to try and save as much as I can by washing/soaking it in a chlorine soak.

first off, not a poor me picture at all. Some of us here have become friends and care about the life and we'll being of the thread members. If you (or anyone) feel the need to share please do. It's called a friendship, sadly for some of us it all we have but our farm.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Lob-stah! Mushrooms



This one is getting older and spongy...you can see the Left side sort of wilting away. If I see this ...I usually pass it by. This one was also quite infested with a little bug that likes them as well. Lots of cleaning up and paring away. Not worth the effort. But a beautiful color and the smell of seafood still there.


The Lobster on the Right was quite firm and white in the middle. Not spongy. But like a raw potato. It weighed almost 2 pounds. Nice find by my daughter. (Kids love mushroom hunting, by the way.)

Here is our first meal of Lobster mushrooms. Smelled delicious. Also tasted good too.






And presentation in the woods.

 

[duluthralphie]

BC!! That is a great find. What was it growing on? I am going to have to try and get out this coming weekend if I can. Was in in a pine woods?

 

[Bogtown Chick]

We have mixed hardwoods/pines here. I would say that I found them on or near grassy 4 wheeler trails. Somewhere where people may have excavated10-15+ years ago. A trail still remains but off to the sides. One grows just off the edge of our lawn (down by the coop) Our lawn was excavated 12 years ago.

 

[room onthebroom]

first off, not a poor me picture at all. Some of us here have become friends and care about the life and we'll being of the thread members. If you (or anyone) feel the need to share please do. It's called a friendship, sadly for some of us it all we have but our farm.

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[BantyChooks]

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[room onthebroom]

X3!!

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[BantyChooks]

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X22039457.... I WIN!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Ralphie: you and I are old pros having each other's backs. And you know from other threads -- I'm there for you.

x22039458...Gotcha BantyChooks.