Slippery jacks − some of the most widespread mushrooms growing in the territory of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Slippery jacks appear at the end of June and it is possible to collect them till late fall. During the summer they give several layers.
Slippery jacks like to lodge in the coniferous light forests, numerous groups. They grow in solar forests where there is a pine. With roots of this tree forms symbiosis a mycelium of slippery jacks. These mushrooms prefer a cover from a moss or a small grass. It is possible to find them and under pine needles which fell down from trees. Slippery jacks don't like to grow on sphagnum swamps, lowlands, the peat earth. These mushrooms don't transfer the remoistened soil.
In what time slippery jacks grow
The first slippery jacks appear at the end of June. The term of their fructification proceeds two weeks. Then mushrooms completely disappear. The following layer of slippery jacks appears in the middle of July. Mass fructification of slippery jacks begins with the middle of August to the middle of October.
Appearance of slippery jacks
The mushroom of butterdishes received the name because of the slippery thin skin covering its hat. It as if is painted with oil, glossy paint.
Slippery jacks have many versions. Color of their hat has scale from yellow to light brown.
Slippery jacks are mushrooms on the fan. Some mushroom pickers consider them the best mushrooms. But there are fans of forest hunting who don't recognize them in general.
Slippery jacks − mushrooms medium-sized. They have the small or average size. The largest radius of a hat can reach seven centimeters.
Pulp of mushrooms soft, often watery, yellowish-whitish color. On a cut some types mushrooms can change coloring: darken or become blue. Pulp of slippery jacks has a fragrant smell of the pine forest. These mushrooms are very much loved by worms. Strike they and young mushrooms, especially during wet warm weather. The worm-eaten slippery jack can be distinguished from good. It has a flabby appearance.
Legs of slippery jacks of a cylindrical form. Their length varies from three to ten see, and width − from one to three see.
Slippery jacks between a hat and a leg have a covering connecting them. When the mushroom grows up, it is broken off and on a leg the border is formed.
Advantage of slippery jacks for a human body
- Boletus mushrooms have low caloric content - about 19 kcal on 100 grams. Also they contain about 20% of fats, 62% of carbohydrates and 18% of proteins. Because of the low caloric content of mushrooms they are used in food by people who watch the weight.
- In slippery jacks there are minerals, useful to a human body: copper, zinc, iodine, manganese. People who constantly use slippery jacks improve activity of a thyroid gland. And also at fans of slippery jacks the hormonal background improves.
- Scientists found in substance slippery jacks, the pathogenic microbes helping to kill in an organism and strengthening immunity.
- The lecithin which is contained in mushrooms, strengthens nervous system of the person and also nails and hair. Lecithin brings harmful cholesterol out of a human body.
- The resinous substances having in slippery jacks kill a headache.
- Cellulose and chitin which are available in slippery jacks clean intestines from hazardous substances. Here therefore from mushrooms like to cook ordinary, plain dishes during posts.
As it is correct to process slippery jacks
The garbage often sticks to a sticky hat of slippery jacks. Therefore it is better to clean mushrooms at once, on the place of collecting.
If there is a lot of mushrooms, then it is possible to clean them in the fast way, in house conditions. There is one cunning. Slippery jacks for several minutes should be placed in hot water. Then the thin skin will depart from mushrooms easily.
What slippery jacks can't be collected
The slippery jacks growing near the industrial enterprises, more than other mushrooms are inclined to accumulate hazardous substances. More they accumulate radioactive caesium. Therefore slippery jacks don't recommend to collect near the big industrial enterprises, brisk highways.
As it is correct to prepare slippery jacks
From slippery jacks in house conditions cook various dishes. They are fried, cooked in soup. Slippery jacks are put in julienne. It turns out very tasty, fragrant. Also they are added to various dishes.
The original recipe of a pudding with slippery jacks
Ingredients (at the rate on three portions):
- 400 grams butter;
- 400 grams of white crackers;
- 150 grams of wheat flour;
- 60 grams of a hard grated cheese;
- 3 eggs;
- two tablespoons of a melted desi;
- two tablespoons of sour cream;
- salt;
- 50 ml of milk.
Way of preparation
Boil mushrooms in the water which is added some salt to taste two minutes, cast away on a colander. Small to cut the dried slippery jacks. Fill in crackers with hot milk. When mix cools down, to add to it the desi (pounded with crude yolks), mushrooms, salt and flour. Mix has to it will turn out as dense sour cream. Then to beat whites in abrupt foam and to mix accurately in dough. The prepared mix is poured out in the form greased with fat and baked in an oven. Serve the dish warm, having watered with melted butter and sour cream.
Who isn't recommended to eat slippery jacks
Not all people will be done good by slippery jacks. Mushrooms are considered as heavy food - because of the chitin which is contained in them, lignin and cellulose. Slippery jacks aren't recommended to be used to people during exacerbations of stomach ulcer, pancreatitis. And also patients should exclude them from a diet, having a renal failure and diseases of a liver. Children shouldn't give dishes with slippery jacks, because of weakness of their alimentary system too.