Ginger - a description of where it grows, the toxicity of the mushroom

The presented species usually settles on sandy soil, so it is necessary to look for mushrooms during a quiet hunt in the appropriate place. They grow nearby with larches, can be found in a pine forest. It is important to remember that these fungi grow and mature colonially. If you find the first instance, there will be more nearby. You need to search from the north of the trees, so you can collect the ripened fruiting bodies.

Description

1. The top in its diameter sometimes reaches indicators of 15 cm or more. The middle part is depressed, the edges are bent. The hat is different in color, it all depends on the particular variety. Usually there are camelina of a characteristic color, that is, orange. They are also bright, yellowish. Today we will consider the red representative.
2. Redheads are the only mushrooms of their kind in which milk juice is pigmented with a yellowish tinge. Moreover, it is sweet and quite dense in consistency. The top is sticky, but at the same time smooth. If the pulp is cut, it will be orange. In contact with air, it will turn green after a while.
3. The plates on the hat are often located, narrow in structure, are found on the leg. The base is 9 cm long, hollow inside, cylindrical, crumbles with pressure. Fresh mushrooms are odorless, tart and bitter to taste. Instances begin to ripen from mid-summer and continue until the first frost.

Benefit

1. This variety can rightly be considered one of the most useful among the entire mushroom family. The complex of minerals and vitamins is so balanced that it is enough for a person to consume fruiting bodies twice a week to replenish the balance.
2. The basis of the composition is vitamins of groups A and B. With a stable intake, vision improves, nails and hair are strengthened. Red saffron milk is used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. They prevent the development of pathogenic microflora, acting as antibiotics.
3. With all this, mushrooms are useful for people on a diet. They are famous for their low calorie content, a large accumulation of protein, dietary fiber and minerals.

Application

1. Presented copies loved to cook back in Ancient Russia. Often such mushrooms were stewed or fried. Especially salted mushrooms were especially popular. In addition, young fruits can be eaten raw. It is enough to salt them.
2. As for the calorie content of salted saffron mushrooms, they surpass eggs, porcini mushrooms and meat. Several decades ago, in the Urals, the specimens under consideration were salted directly in the forest. Local mushroom pickers brought wooden barrels and put freshly picked specimens into them. After that they sprinkled them with coarse salt.
3. It is worth noting that before such a procedure, each instance was necessarily wiped with a towel made of linen. Some time ago, saffron milk was brought even to Australia. In such places, there is so much crop that the slopes turn red. It is worth noting that such fungi are constantly affected by insect larvae.
4. Often experienced mushroom pickers prefer mushrooms to salting, frying and pickling. The advantage of the specimens under consideration is that young fruits can be eaten raw without any problems. No heat treatment is required.
5. Keep in mind that it is strictly forbidden to soak the presented specimens if you are going to grease them. Otherwise, they simply turn green.As mentioned earlier, salted cooked mushrooms are superior in caloric content to even beef.

Real saffron

1. Otherwise, these mushrooms are called noble, pine, ordinary, autumn. The top in diameter varies between 4-14 cm, but can be larger. The shade of the hat is reddish or orange-red, with a slight sheen, it can be dark yellow, brown or buffy.
2. Mushrooms of this subtype have their own rings or a whitish coating, but this is not characteristic of everyone. The format of the hat is flat and depressed in adulthood. Feels slippery, sticks.
3. The base grows to 10 cm in length. The hue of the leg matches the color of the apex. The plates on the inside of the hat are the same shade as on the outside. When pressed, they can turn green.
4. The soft part with a fruity odor changes its color when weathered. The slice takes on a greenish tone. The pulp itself is compacted, orange or pale.
5. Real mushrooms grow in forests with conifers. They like spruce, pine. You need to look for them, starting from the middle of summer, ending with the beginning of autumn.

Fir saffron

1. These representatives of the species do not differ in their overall dimensions. The hat is only 8 cm in diameter. Its format is funnel-shaped, the structure itself is fleshy, thin.
2. The skin on the hat is smoothed, sticks to hands upon contact, the shade is red with greens or pale red. The soft part with a fruity smell is orange, it tastes nice.
3. The base height is 5 cm. On average. The shape of the legs is cylindrical, the inside is empty and moist. The base itself is brittle and faded orange.

Red saffron

1. Presented fruit bodies have the shape of a hat flat and at the same time slightly convex. Her diameter can reach up to 18 cm. Moreover, her color can be varied.
2. Most often found pink, orange, light red. It has a fairly dense structure. The hat is depressed in the center, and the edges are outstretched and slightly bent.
3. The leg of the fruiting bodies in question often reaches 10 cm in height. At the same time, it is quite strong and has a cylindrical shape. It may have small pits and a powdery coating. The plates are painted red, they are quite frequent.
4. At the same time, they can swell and fall deeply on the leg. The flesh of the fruits in question is brittle. She has a whitish color. Red pits may also be observed. At the same time, the pulp remains quite dense.
5. Presented fruiting bodies mainly grow in deciduous forests. The fruiting season falls in mid-summer and before the start of autumn.

Note

1. Separately, it is worth mentioning that experienced mushroom pickers throughout history have not revealed false saffron mushrooms. There are simply no such mushrooms and this can be considered a huge plus. Therefore, in the territory of the Russian Federation there are simply no poisonous specimens that could be at least somehow similar to saffron milk cap.
2. However, in the modern world, more and more often you can see information that there are supposedly false saffron mushrooms. In fact, this indicates the lack of enlightenment of people. Many inexperienced mushroom pickers even call the pink mushroom a false mushroom. Although such specimens belong to conditionally edible fruits and outwardly differ greatly.

The considered specimens are considered one of the most favorite mushrooms around the world. Such fruiting bodies have a pleasant aroma and delicate taste. In addition, saffron mushrooms are actually difficult to confuse with other fruits. Only unenlightened mushroom pickers can make mistakes. The presented fruits have many external differences.

Video: camelina (Lactarius deliciosus)