I'm in the moment in the Forest .. Mushroom picking

[Gennadievich]

Today is July 22, 2020.

The weather is good for picking mushrooms. -
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I live near the Forest.
I just went and picked the mushrooms.

 

[jontte]

this is one thing I like, free tasty food,fresh air,nature around you,oddly,this is something not done so much in the western parts of my country.

 

[Gennadievich]

this is one thing I like, free tasty food,fresh air,nature around you,oddly,this is something not done so much in the western parts of my country.

I served in the Border Troops 1985-1987 Border - USSR - Finland, Lotta region, Rayakoski ..
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there are a lot of mushrooms in that area, as well as blаскberries and blueberries.
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by the way,
I am on the paternal side - Finn and Norwegian, on the maternal side - Udmurt. one line - Finno-Ugric

 

[jontte]

yes, the eastern part has alot of mushrooms and they are picked too,now with this virus thing, one postive thing about it, people pick berries very much,so much that we had 85 cases yesterday of people getting lost, that's what happens when city people go out into the unfamiliar woods

my dad took us boys every fall to his favourite mushroom places.
and camping too.

 

[DrHenley]

Chanterelles, YUM YUM!
I haven't picked any this year yet.

 

[jontte]

and as a kid I didn't like them at all,though my dad had his ways to mix them in food so that I didn't know.

 

[DrHenley]

Decades ago, a biologist walked through our woods and picked a mess of mushrooms and made a huge pot of sauteed mushrooms. For many years I wondered what kind of mushrooms those were. They were better than any kind of store bought mushroom.

Then a few years ago my brother in law told me about picking chanterelles in the woods when it was hot a few days after a rain, so the next time the conditions were right I picked a mess.

MYSTERY SOLVED!

 

[Gennadievich]

yes, the eastern part has alot of mushrooms and they are picked too,now with this virus thing, one postive thing about it, people pick berries very much,so much that we had 85 cases yesterday of people getting lost, that's what happens when city people go out into the unfamiliar woods

my dad took us boys every fall to his favourite mushroom places.
and camping too.

1.
It is very strange...
Finns have forgotten Nokia N8 with Symbian platform. ah-ah, what a good device it was .. This device is very old, but it still works for me ..
It does not update geographic maps, as the software support has ended.
but you are in the Forest.
what can change in the Forest? Geographic Maps?
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okay..
take with you another device that supports gps (but not a-gps !!!)
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2.
Finns don't know what a compass is and how to walk in azimuth?
besides, I doubt that the Finns don’t use an analogue wristwatch to determine your position in the forest ..
It's funny ..


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now the most basic thing that a Scandinavian, Finn and Udmurt should know

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pagan god
- Scandinavians - Odin,
- Finns - Ilmarinen
- Udmrt - Inmar
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He is the Boss of the Forest.
Therefore..
- when you enter the Forest, you must ask the Boss of the Forest for permission.
- when you leave the Forest, then you should thank the Boss of the Forest.
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If you do this, you will never get lost.
in addition, the Boss of the Forest will give you mushrooms, berries, he will not bother you and frighten you ..
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You may take this as a joke, but old people believe.
I also believe and the Boss of the Forest helps me.

 

[Gennadievich]

Chanterelles, YUM YUM!
I haven't picked any this year yet.

mushrooms "chanterelles", in Russia, are mainly loved by city residents, as well as women and children. They fry them with potatoes in vegetable oil ..

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Rural and serious men prefer the "white mushroom". This mushroom is for soup. Unforgettable aroma and taste.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis
these mushrooms in my photo

 

[DrHenley]

mushrooms "chanterelles", in Russia, are mainly loved by city residents, as well as women and children. They fry them with potatoes in vegetable oil ..

So you are saying it's not "manly" to eat chanterelles?
No worries, my manhood is not that fragile that eating a mushroom would damage it. LOL

 

[Gennadievich]

So you are saying it's not "manly" to eat chanterelles?
No worries, my manhood is not that fragile that eating a mushroom would damage it. LOL

I just said about mushrooms, and everything else is your fantasies

 

[Gennadievich]

So you are saying it's not "manly" to eat chanterelles?
No worries, my manhood is not that fragile that eating a mushroom would damage it. LOL

American guy offended ..
want to know what mushrooms Russians and Finns eat with vodka?

 

[DrHenley]

American guy offended ..

Nope, not offended. Just amused at your attempt.

Want to try again? Go ahead, give it your best shot. LOL

 

[Gennadievich]

Nope, not offended. Just amused at your attempt.

Want to try again? Go ahead, give it your best shot. LOL

it's all okay, dude, eat the chanterelles and relax

 

[DrHenley]

Thank you. I will.

 

[Gennadievich]

Thank you. I will.

U win

 

[jontte]

what I've learnt,always be grateful of what the forrest gives you and treat it with respect.

I use a compass,might not be the star pupil in orienteering,but never been lost and it's always good to remember peculiar landmarks, odd looking trees and that sort.