MO SHOES

i jogged my liver pretty hard this weekend AKA shut tha club down x2 and a packer game, yahurd? today was payback tuffguy megaman exercise day. 4.8 miles in 40 minutes! (yes, i drove the route afterwards to get the stats) pretty sure it's a new moon record. mid-route i heard some drunk dude exclaim "holy shit, was that the KARATE KID?!" Ralph Maccio-Yo! my bandana tonight was orange though.



i got some identification help with my mushrooms today. i'm pretty stoked that i nailed the genus of both specimens. turns out one is a Boletus mirabilis (aka admirable bolete) and the other might be a Russula xerampelina (aka shrip russula). both are considered choice edibles! the Boletus mirabilis is supposed to have a distinct lemony flavor and the Russula xerampelina is supposed to have a nutty flavor. might try the Boletus mirabilis tonight. gonna do some more reading on the Russula and set up a spore print tonight.


-Boletus mirabilis (growing on a dead chunk of hemlock)-



-Russula xerampelina??-


even after you correctly identify a mushroom as a safe one to eat you have eat a small amount and wait a few days to see if you have any alergic reactions. some people have negative reactions to the common wild mushrooms such as chantrelles. hopefully my tummy agrees with the Boletus i picked.

UPDATE: well i sliced up the Bolete mirabilis and it turns out the worms had already eaten some of my mushroom. i sauteed it up anyways and chewed on a few of the less worm holed pieces and spit 'em out. it tasted pretty damn good and there was a pretty distinct lemon taste! guess i'll have to find some more.