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SUMMARIZING 2013.

A big hi and hello to anybody out there who might be interested in my terrible articles about foraging here in Asurias,Spain. Most of this has been put in the Spanish section during the year so i'll be as brief as poss.

Winter and early Spring were atrocious  with heavy snow and rain and then high temps bringing swollen rivers and flooding.So,except for some lyophyllum decastes,not such a bad taste,also a few camarophylus pratentis-these i like,we really didn't start  serious mushrooming until middle of March.Where Ash and Elder grow by the salmonrivers in Eastern Asturias is where we find Morels from then until May.

We really had a good harvest this year so drying was the order of the day in the old tradition,sunny window or radiator-slow but sure.By the way,don't forget to cook up before using fresh-they are toxic in raw! When dried they are perfectly safe and very tasty in lots of dishes.

April was a dry month so few St George's mushrooms,but after a couple of weeks of perfect temps and light rain we were down in Leon province getting the first Boletes.

These are not Edulis, but B Pinicola as we were in Pine-forests and we usually get Edulis later on.

Then after some 3 weeks,disaster-high temps,no rain and all mushrooms soon full of bugs and little creepy-crawly things.So,it was down to picking fruit and veg, bottling, preserving,making chutneys and pickles and God knows what else. Well,more next day-any opinions,questions or whathaveyou,don't forget to contact me on

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SUMMARIZING 2013-SECOND PART.

Septembre was a great month,one of the best for years! By the 10th of Sept we were over in Western Asturias getting our oldfavourites Lactarius Deliciosus-Saffron milk caps,a beautiful sight to see in a middle of nowhere pine-forest.The area called Los Oscos is out of this world,we only see animals,an odd cattle-farmer,shepherd or hunterand no mushroomers-don't tell anyone!

We don't sell mushrooms,friends are always pleased to have them ,oftenin exchange for fruit  veg and wine etc,so all in all,everybody's happy.A very busy month also making chutneys,pickling onions and freezingmushrooms and a long etc.

Also in the woods we began to find Amanita Rubescens-The Blusher( Careful with this,must be well cooked before use),on open grazing-ground were the first Macrolepiota Proceras-Parasol,almost my favourite-always battered or stuffed in the oven,some Coprinus Comatus-Shaggy Ink Cap-pick and cook in the day,Assorted Russulas,delicious,Boletes of course,most for drying and freezing for Xmas,and last but not least,Cantharellus Cibarius-Chanterelle for  my tradionalhome-made liqueur.

October and Novembre were also full of good vibrations,visiting otherprovinces south of here,standing out trips to visit P in Burgos,getting reallygood mushrooms and seeing how she makes  different mushroom jams.Back in Asturias we were usy right up to Xmas getting Tricholoma Portentosum-the dingy one and Trich. erreum-the grey one i love these Winter treats with assorted dishes and if there's any room left in the freezeri freeze up a few packs.Well,i think i've bored you enough for now,so good hunting and cooking anddo keep in touch.