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2009 Parish Mushroom Hunt

October 24, 2009

A pleasant autumn day in the forest, not too far from Victoria. Two young mushroom hunters are ready to tramp through the underbrush.

In the beginning...

Fr. O'Brian gave us an introduction to mushroom hunting.

"Here's one!"

Here's two.

Giant lobster mushroom!

Hypomyces lactifluorum, actually a parasitic ascomycete that colonizes Lactarius mushrooms and turns them orange, but none the less tasty.

Lunch Time

Everyone is back at the picnic area, eager for a sample. Mostly lobster mushrooms and chanterelles, with a few hedgehogs.

Lunch Time

Fr. O'Brian dry-sautés some of the harvest.