- too month not a miss. Also as well as in September, this month it is possible to gather a decent basket of edible fungi if there were no strong frosts and constant pouring rains. So under bright leaflets do not miss a hat of saffron milk caps, russulas, slippery jacks, mossiness mushrooms.
And if after all in October already there came small frosts, then and here it is not necessary to despair as of a greenfinch and a blewits them are not afraid.
So, now about each mushroom which grows in the autumn forest, we will tell in more detail.
- Cepe
One of the most favourite mushrooms meets in October too, but provided that there were no strong frosts. At the mushrooms growing in the pine forest, it dark brown it is frequent with a violet shade, in fir-tree — brown or reddish-brown, in deciduous forests — lighter. White pulp, dense, does not change color that is especially appreciated. Cepes both pickle, and salt, and dry, and fry, so this mushroom is universal.
- Birch mushroom
One more of our favourite edible fungi. And though it is called a birch mushroom and in fact has to grow only under a birch, it can be found practically in all deciduous forests. He is drawn towards edges, hillocks and also towards light. Birch mushrooms often go for drying and on a pickles.
- Saffron milk cap
Many mushroom pickers do not agree that the tsar of mushrooms is a boletus, and put a saffron milk cap on the first place. It can be found in young sosenka which grow on grassy edges of older pine forests. It is a mushroom it is rather recognizable. It is a bright, orange-red mushroom with concentric more dark orange zones. Saffron milk caps is a valuable mushroom, it even when salting does not lose the color, and, besides, has great tastes.
- Oyster mushroom
The oyster mushroom is considered one of the most popular mushrooms which grow late fall and are not afraid of cold weather. Sometimes they grow even up to the December. The oyster mushroom can be found on an aspen, a poplar, an oak or a birch and also on mouldering stubs. What to do with this mushroom? Usually it is salted, fried, pickled.
- Winter honey agarics
Winter honey agarics are a great edible find for inveterate mushroom pickers who even in October like to mushroom. Some even consider that winter honey agarics are more tasty than autumn. So it or not, you can check, skhodiv to the forest in October. What with them is done? Yes as usual: salt, fry, pickle.
- Violet blewits
This autumn mushroom is rather popular among mushroom pickers too. It is possible to recognize it easily by a violet hat. It is interesting that this mushroom is not afraid of cold weather too therefore grows up to December. The blewits is pickled most often, fried or salt who as loves more.
- Govorushka
Govorushka is rather popular edible fungi though some consider that it can cause frustration in some people. But it can be avoided if properly to boil mushrooms, and then to merge all water. Govorushka is on friendly terms with a blewits therefore it is so often possible to meet them together in one place. Govorushki is salted, pickled and fry. Grow even in November.
- Chesnochnik
Chesnochnik is an edible fungi which is famous for the garlic aroma that is unusual to a mushroom. Therefore it is often used as seasoning instead of garlic. In a dried look keeps aroma. Where it is possible to find this substitute of garlic? Look on stubs. By the way, too grows until the end of November.
- Coral milky cap
The coral milky cap grows in various forests, but, as a rule, most often in a birch forest. Often mushroom pickers do not collect a coral milky cap and avoid it. And all because it is necessary to tinker with it a little when cooking, as if not to soak it, then it will taste bitter. But if you after all find time for this mushroom, then it will pleasantly surprise you with the tastes. And from coral milky caps it turns out very decent pickles that is eaten on one-two in the winter.
- Greenfinch
The greenfinch is very tasty edible fungi which forms a mycelium with a pine. The greenfinch can be met also in November.
- Ordinary chanterelles
Chanterelle – one of the most favourite and known mushrooms which practically never is worm-eaten. In the middle of October very young chanterelles already begin to appear, it is only necessary to notice them under withered foliage. Sometimes they grow up to the December.
- Orange Drozhalka
Drozhalka is quite original mushroom for the real gourmets. It is known gentle, similar to jelly, for consistence and also bright orange color. It is possible to make of a drozhalka literally the omelet melting in the mouth or tasty gentle soup. This mushroom grows not only in October, but also all winter on joy to mushroom pickers. It is the best of all to look for a mushroom in a hazel grove on dead branches.
- Ice mushroom
One more original edible fungi differing in gelatinous consistence. Its hat is decorated by translucent shipik. Unfortunately, the ice mushroom is rather rare, to find it rather difficult.