Www.mushroom.pro. Adventure, excitement, fun, inspiration, high art -- words most folks don't normally associate with mushrooms. Take one look at Taylor Lockwood's Mushroom Identification Trilogy, and you'll have an entirely new perspective on the members of this quiet kingdom. The first of its kind, this visual guide to mushroom identification educates and equips the viewer with the tools they need to get out into the woods. Released in September 2005, this one-hour long DVD program has been enthusiastically received by nature lovers, mushroom hunters, mycologists, science educators, and poison control centers. See below for viewers comments. Part One is an overview, Part Two goes into more detail, and Part Three takes the viewer on a tour of mushrooms commonly found in North America.
Illustrated with Lockwood's world-class photography, the Trilogy is suitable for children and adults alike. New Additions - The Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. Sea Lion Caves. BEST KEPT SECRETS OF VICTORIA. Koksilah River - Ancient Forest Hiking Guide Vancouver Island. Area Description: The Koksilah Ancient Forest Reserve is an absolutely incredible stand of old-growth Douglas-firs that rivals Cathedral Grove with its beauty and scale. Old-growth Douglas-firs have been reduced to 1% of their original numbers on Vancouver Island so getting a chance to hike through a forest so full of them is an incredible experience. Most of the grove’s big trees range from 4 to 6ft in diameter with the largest ones reaching over 8ft across at the base. The forest is located alongside the winding Koksilah River which has excellent swimming areas as well as a Provincial Campground nearby (the park does not include the giant trees).
Another site worth visiting in the area is the Kinsol Trestle, one of the world’s largest wooden train trestles. Status: Unprotected Upon reaching the area in the 1980’s, two loggers put down their chainsaws and refused to cut the forest for they felt it was something remarkable. Hiking Guide: Difficulty – Moderate Features: View Larger Map. How to Get to the Avatar Grove in Port Renfrew, BC. Directions Coming from Victoria, BC – Drive time approx 2.5 hours Click for larger imageA giant Douglas-fir (left) and burly redcedar (right) in the incredible Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew, BC.Photo by TJ Watt *** Please note: The Avatar Grove is wilderness area!
Work has begun on the initial construction of a boardwalk (See photos here or click here to donate) in some areas of the trail but good balance and basic hiking experience is required in certain areas ie. possible muddy sections, slippery roots or slopes, crossing over logs, etc. The trail is not like Cathedral Grove! Please enjoy within your abilities. Watch for signs on trees now marking the way along the road! Here is a Google map showing where to go as you enter Port RenfrewPoint A is the Coastal Kitchen Cafe in Port Renfrew and Point B is the Avatar Grove. View Larger Map. Rogers Mushrooms | Mushroom Pictures & Mushroom Reference. MushroomExpert.Com. Recipes - Pacific Rim Mushrooms. Wipe 4 perfect cep caps. Make a cross-shaped cut on top of each and place in an ovenproof dish or roasting tin (pan). Season lightly with salt and pepper and add a drop of olive oil. Put in a preheated oven at 240°C (475°F, gas 9) for 5 minutes.
Turn the ceps, season again and bake for a further 3 minutes. Arrange the ceps with their undersides facing upwards and garnish each with a very thin slice of lightly cooked foie gras or diced, lightly grilled Parma ham. Ceps a la Bordelaise - Porcini a la Bordelaise Trim the ceps; cut them into thin slices if they are very large, halve them if of medium size, or leave them whole if they are small. Ceps a la Hongroise - Porcini a la Hongroise Trim and wash 500 g (18 oz) ceps. Ceps a la mode Bearnaise - Porcini a la mode Bearnaise Trim and wash some large ceps and put them in the oven to release the excess juices.
Ceps a la Provencale - Porcini a la Provencale Prepare as for ceps a la bordelaise, but use olive oil and fry for longer. Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. RAMARIA in the Pacific Northwest. Prepared for the Pacific Northwest Key Council By Kit Scates Barnhart (North Idaho Mycological Association) August 1981 Copyright © 1981, 2009 Pacific Northwest Key Council Reorganized and Expanded by Michael Beug – July 2010 Introduction References Shortcuts for the Ramaria Key Key to Species of Ramaria Index The key to Ramaria began with a 1981 key to Ramaria by Kit Scates Barnhart who had studied Ramaria in the Pacific Northwest for many years, photographing collections, doing extensive macrochemical work and microscopic work and maintaining a herbarium. Ramaria is a genus to interest everybody. Just as in any other group containing some poisonous species as well as many fine edibles, there is still a real need for better recognition of species.
Because of the changes in shape and size and color each fruiting body goes through as it ages, and the overlap between species, it is a real challenge to key out a PNW species of Ramaria. At least one specimen should be young and fresh. Marr, C. Edible Mushrooms, Vancouver Island - Askbud.ca. Orange Jelly Belly Coral Mushroom, Vancouver Island - Askbud.ca. How to Catch Shrimp, and How to Catch Prawns. When I was a child, my family would visit my relatives in Charleston, South Carolina. We'd caravan out to their house in the country that was smack dab next to a salt water creek. There was a dock and we'd spend hours fishing for blue crabs off the dock, using a length of cotten string, and a chicken neck for bait.
We'd tie on a weight and the chicken neck and lower it down into the water until we felt the tug from a crab. Slowly and carefully we'd pull up the crab and then scoop it up with a ready net. My Aunt Candy would cook up a mess of crabs, and if we were lucky a mess of Charleston Crab Cakes. When the tide was low, my Uncle Ike and Cousin Tommy and my Dad Lamar would take out the seine and drag it down the creek in the remaining pools, to catch shrimp and fish and crabs. We kids would tag along and see what interesting stuff we could find. Now, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I go fishing and crabbing on the ocean with the Tolman Skiff Jumbo List of Shrimping Materials. Traditional Plant Foods of canadian indigenous peoples, Nutrition, Botany and Use. Almost all major groups of wild plants in Canada have edible members that are reported to have been used by Indigenous People. Exceptions are the Bryophytes (Mosses and Liverworts), which were not eaten—as far as can be determined in the literature.
Any literature reports of "moss" being eaten seem actually to refer to lichen species. Slime molds, too, have no evidence of having been used as food. In this section plant foods listed alphabetically by scientific name within their major taxonomic categories: ALGAE (Seaweeds); LICHENS; FUNGI (including Mushrooms); PTERIDOPHYTES (Ferns and Fern-allies); GYMNOSPERMS (Conifers and Conifer-allies); and ANGIOSPERMS (Flowering Plants, both Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons).
Within the PTERIDOPHYTES, GYMNOSPERMS, and ANGIOSPERMS, the plants are further categorized into families, which are also presented alphabetically by scientific name. Common, or colloquial, names for species and families are provided throughout. Introduction to Algae Figure 7. Identifying Blue Camas and Other Edible Bulbs. Photo by Holly A. Heyser Edible bulbs, a forager’s conundrum. Part of what I do in my leisure time is read scientific articles about the wild food plants that live here in North America.
I know. Riveting, right? And in these articles the topic of edible wild bulbs, corms and tubers comes up repeatedly. What you are looking at above is a bowl of the bulbs from camassia quamash, or blue camas. To eat a bulb is to kill the plant. Photo by Hank Shaw I’ll admit it: I hesitated not only because the bulbs of these plants are only about the size of the end of your thumb, and with the stand being only about 30-40 plants, a dozen such bulbs would not be such a huge meal. I could stare at this flower for hours. I have, however, harvested a few bulbs from a thick stand of white brodiaea’s cousin, Dichelostemma pulchellum, also known as the wild hyacinth or “blue dicks.”
They look tasty, right? All of this brings us to the Queen of Bulbs here in the West, the blue camas. Is all of this worth it? Cooking and Eating Blue Camas Bulbs. Photo by Holly A. Heyser I’d been searching for blue camas for several years because it has a reputation as a world class food. When I finally found some near Truckee last week, I was excited to put these bulbs to the test in my kitchen. Going into this process, I knew a few key things about eating and cooking with blue camas, camassia quamash: First, they are nasty when eaten raw.
They are crunchy enough, but when you chew on them the bulbs get gummy and stick to your teeth. There’s also a soapy taste in there, too. I also knew that camas is loaded with inulin. When in doubt, go to the Indians. What did the Indians do with camas? This slow and low cooking breaks the inulin down into fructose, a simple sugar we can all enjoy. I wasn’t sure I wanted a camas dessert just yet. Next morning I took them out and tasted a small one. I put the bulbs back in the oven for 3 more hours. Decision time. Booyah! Camas bulbs, cooked two ways For the non-foragers out there, try this with small onions. Adobe Horno. The most important thing you need to make a clay oven, called an horno, is adobe clay. I am lucky enough to live in an area with good adobe clay. There is a Spanish Mission built of the same material not 30 miles away. I'm not an expert on soil, so I don't know how much clay has to be in your soil to make good bricks.
You will have to experiment. I was inspired to make an horno after seeing pictures of one in the "Bulletin of Primitive Technology", Fall, 1988, #16. To begin, I broke up a 4' x 4' section of my backyard and soaked it with water. Then I agitated it with my feet until it was a thick liquid. Next, straw (not hay) was added. I made a brick mold from 2 x 4s - 7" wide and 10 3/4" long. When the clay is thoroughly mixed, sling it into the mold. When the clay is level with the top of the mold, take it to an open, sunny spot and slap it down onto the ground. The brick dried in the sun for about a week. After two layers of brick, I stopped to let it dry for two days. Camping & Travel Gear - Rocky Mountain Trading Co. Rocky Mountain - Rocky Mountain Trading Co.
Seasoning a Dutch Oven. Seasoning a dutch oven does two things: Prevents rust and corrosionCreates a non-stick cooking surface for easier clean up Without a good seasoning coat, your food won't taste as good as it could, your dutch oven will rust, and cleaning up after cooking will be more difficult.So, are you convinced? Good! Seasoning is a pretty simple process, but does take an hour or more. It is very important that you season your brand new dutch oven or one you have just acquired.The initial seasoning will remove any undesirable contaminants and get your oven ready for that first meal. By the way, aluminum dutch ovens benefit from seasoning even though they don't rust like iron. Initial Seasoning The first time you season your dutch oven, you are removing a protective waxy coating applied at the factory to prevent rust in shipment as well as starting the non-stick coating process.
Periodic Seasoning Periodic Seasoning is just like the Initial Seasoning except that you don't wash with soapy water. Dutch Oven Recipes. Here it is - my dutch oven cook book with all the dutch oven recipes I could find. Everything from chicken recipes to dessert recipes for you to have a go at on your next camping trip. Dutch ovens let you get away with easy cooking so give these a try. I'd love to hear back from you on your results or if you have questions about any of these dutch oven recipes. I'm always looking for more to add, so drop me a recipe if you have one to share. For help with dutch oven temperatures and coal placement, see my Heat Settings page. If you want to cook a hearty chicken dinner or an easy dessert in your dutch oven, these recipes will help you create great food for your friends. Camping Food: Tin Foil Dinners. 9 Foil Dinner Recipes. In the quest to streamline your camping trips, foil packet meals can be one of your greatest allies.
It’s cooking at its simple best; you take some ingredients, wrap them up in a foil parcel, and place the pouch in a campfire’s coals to cook. You can prepare these foil packets before you head out into Mother Nature, and they require no pots and pans, no plates, and no clean up. All you need is a fork and some fire. And, if you know what you’re doing, they can be incredibly tasty and satisfying. So today we’re going to cover the basics of foil packet cooking and provide you with some delicious recipes to try the next time you venture into the great outdoors. Foil Packet Cooking Tips Use heavy duty foil. Making Your Foil Packs Making a good foil pack is essential to foil dinner cooking success. The Flat Pack The flat pack is best for foods like meat where you’re looking for more browning than steaming. 1. 2. 3. 4. The Tent Pack 1. 2. 3. 4. 9 Easy and Delicious Foil Packet Recipes. Home.
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But this cold Wind River morning, waiting for the sun to crawl over the ridge before abandoning the security of my bag, unfamiliar aromas sat me upright under the sheltering tarp. There was fresh coffee, and—yes—the warm smell of baking yeast. . . "Let's go," said the woman in the midst of my dream, standing at the camp stove and smiling. Served hot, the melting butter dribbled over my fingers. Option 1 - Stove-Top Baking The ToolsYou will need one deep (1-1/2'' to 2") non-stick fry-bake pan with a lid that fits snugly. The HeatYou will need a source of bottom heat.
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