The fields, woods and gardens of Britain and Europe are home to a wide range of edible mushrooms, a number of which are not simply good but truly excellent to eat. Now available for the first time in paperback, this is a practical, user-friendly guide to collecting edible wild fungi species across Britain and Europe. Covering over 70 edible mushroom and truffle species, along with over 50 poisonous species to avoid, the entries provide detailed information on size, appearance, occurrence and habitat, backed up with specially commissioned colour photography, shot in situ and in natural light. With tips on when and where to hunt for mushrooms, invaluable advice on preserving, storing and cooking them and advice on environmentally friendly collecting, this book provides all the information a mushroom forager could need.

Product Description: Expert advice on identifying, picking and using mushrooms - a visual field reference and recipe collection.

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Product Description: A photographic A-Z of the most popular, edible mushrooms, seen both in their growing locations and in speciall commissioned close-up identification shots.

Product Description: This handy volume begins with a short introduction explaining everything a mushroom picker needs to know, followed by a fully-illustrated A?Z guide in which the author describes the identifying features and habitats of edible and inedible mushrooms.

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Product Description: Essential techniques and imaginative ideas for drying and preserving mushrooms.

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Product Description: Anyone looking to explore the culinary variety made possible by savory mushrooms will want this stunning book with more than 600 color photographs. Learn to identify, collect, store and enjoy mushrooms in everything from dessert to main course.

Product Description: The complete guide to identifying, picking and using mushrooms -- a photographic A-Z and 100 original recipes -- Photographic A-Z of the most popular mushrooms, seen both in situ and in close-up identification shots (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Everything you need to know about the culinary properties of the 30 most popular varieties--plus all the equipment and techniques explained in full. Over 400 color photographs with step-by-step how-to sequences for making each recipe. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Beginning with an explanation of everything a mushroom picker needs to know, this highly-illustrated A-Z guide identifies the features and habitats of the most popular edible mushrooms.'

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Product Description: A photographic A-Z of the most popular mushrooms. The book also features carefully selected identification guide to poisonous and inedible species, as well as recipes for mushroom dishes. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a photgraphic A-Z of the most popula r mushrooms, seen both in situ and in close-up identificatio n shots. It contains 100 recipes for both bought and freshly -picked mushrooms, with step-by-step photographs for each re cipe. '