Wild game/edible plant recipes

[VenomJockey]

https://archive.org/details/savoringwildgame1975elle/page/n1

 

[tmttactical]

So this link provides some / many recipes for wild edible plants.

 

[VenomJockey]

So this link provides some / many recipes for wild edible plants.

It should give recipes for wild plants, game, etc. You have to turn the pages!! https://archive.org/details/savoringwildgame1975elle/page/n1

 

[Mosquito]

This is a fun blog I found a bit back that's all about using foraged plants and fungi.
https://foragerchef.com/

 

[Kevin L]

This is a fun blog I found a bit back that's all about using foraged plants and fungi.
https://foragerchef.com/

Regarding fungi and mushrooms.....I strongly advise avoiding them.....especially in a crisis. I was a licensed paramedic who worked in EMS for almost 12 years, I was certified as a HAZMAT instructor, I volunteered in a pouson control center, and I have a degree in organic chemistry (not to be confused with biochemistry, as I don't want to misrepresent myself).

Everyone thinks that the issue with mushrooms is that toxic ones can be confused with edible ones, and that's certainly the case, but there are other issues that people don't usually consider.

A mushroom can be perfectly edible in one location, and deadly poisonous in another location because of differences in soil chemistry.

Also--believe me when I tell you this--there are mushrooms that are poisonous to white people, yet perfectly fine if you're dark skinned. I know this raises cries of "********", but consider certian meds like tetracycline. Tetracycline can make people super sensitive to sunlight, but if you're african-american, it's no big deal.

There are mushrooms that will make a white person (or a light-skinned A.A. person) get leisons from sunlight by a similar mechanism.

There are mushrooms that are perfectly edible as long as you don't drink alcohol. If you take even a quarter glass of wine with these mushrooms, you'll be vomiting your guts up until you have the dry heaves, and praying for death as a release from your misery. You could even have a similar reaction if someone gave you a rubdown with isopropyl alcohol, as it does go through the skin in small amounts.

And so on.

Don't harvest mushrooms unless you have real professional training from a certified mycologist.

 

[tmttactical]

Good info to know Kevin L. Thanks for posting.

 

[Kevin L]

Good info to know Kevin L. Thanks for posting.

You're welcome.

There are old mycologists, and there are bold mycologists......but you can't be both.

 

[jontte]

with my local "rooms" I just follow that simple advice my dad told me, if you bend a piece from the cap and out comes white liquid,it's safe,if its clear: don't eat it.
here it's more difficult to give advice about "rooms" as we live on opposite side of the pond..and there are differencies

 

[Kevin L]

with my local "rooms" I just follow that simple advice my dad told me, if you bend a piece from the cap and out comes white liquid,it's safe,if its clear: don't eat it.
here it's more difficult to give advice about "rooms" as we live on opposite side of the pond..and there are differencies

I won't presume to tell you about European plants and/or mushrooms when I've never even been to your continent, let alone your country....but that advice makes my skin crawl, and I intend no offense or disrespect.

I will be the first to admit that I may be unduly prejudiced and/or biased against certian things because of what I did for a living.

I actually have experience treating patients for mushroom poisoning, as psychedelic mushrooms (psilocybe sp.) grow here in Florida, and I've had to treat stupid college students and teenagers when they've misidentified what they were consuming.

On other occasions, college students trying to make side money have sold poisonous mushrooms to kids who thought they were buying hallucinogenic ones.

There were other times when poor immigrants--looking to add variety to the dinner table--have picked mushrooms that were safe in their country, but poisonous here.

And so on.

The only use I have for wild mushrooms is--ironically, after my tirade--for the dangerous fly agaric (Amanita muscaria).

I mix the chopped-up mushroom with sugar and milk in a shallow dish, and the flies--when they come to the milk--die from mushroom poisoning.

It works great in a barn and in the kitchen, but make sure that no children will get anywhere near it....especially with the sugar.




This mushroom doesn't seem to grow in Florida, but I've seen it in Tennesee, Virginia, New Jersey, and (the book says it's wrong, but I disagree) in upstate New York.

If you are ever in a situation where you have to treat mushroom poisoning, time is of the essence.

If the patient is conscious, they must vomit, but don't use Syrup of Ipecac if that's what you have.

We used to believe ipecac was beneficial, but--with time and experience--the medical field has decided that ipecac is actually more dangerous than most types of poisoning.

If the patient vomits, give them water and make them vomit again.

Then--after vomiting has subsided--give activated charcoal. If you don't have activated charcoal, it can be made by burning white bread. Bread that has been burned to a cinder is activated charcoal, which should be finely ground up, and perhaps mixed with water to get it down.

Be prepared to protect the airway, treat for shock (elevate the legs and keep the patient warm), adminster oxygen if you can, establish two large-bore IV lines (14 gauge, if possible) with normal saline (lactated Ringer's is good also, but I prefer saline, as intravenous meds can be mixed with saline, while some meds may be incompatible with Ringer's), and make sure that the hospital knows you're coming beforehand.

They will probably do a gastric lavage through a nasogastric tube, and emergency dialysis.

The deadliest mushrooms belong to the Amanita family.

Amanita phalloides, Amanita virosa, Amanita verna, and Amanita muscaria can all be quite deadly.

This is Amanita phalloides. One of these mushroom can kill up to eight people.

And--if that isn't enough--deadly mushrooms actually taste good. They can taste and smell like apricots, radishes, or potatoes.

If Amanita phalloides wasn't so deadly, they would probably be wonderful on a pizza.

The red mushroom at the beginning of this post is Amanita muscaria.

 

[tmttactical]

Kevin L. I did not know that burnt bread could be used as activated charcoal. Thanks for the tip / info.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Interesting stuff about mushrooms, but how about some recipes on wild game/edible plants?

 

[jontte]

been collecting mushrooms from the age of 5,with my dad in the beginning, later in life alone,always going for what I know, even those that have some poison in them ( some mushrooms) are edible after some preparations
and they taste yummy, but you have to know what to do.


and as there are variations in these mushrooms,pls do remember my advice is good here but not necessarily there!!

 

[VenomJockey]

Interesting stuff about mushrooms, but how about some recipes on wild game/edible plants?

Try this...https://archive.org/details/savoringwildgame1975elle

 

[Mountain trapper]

Try this...https://archive.org/details/savoringwildgame1975elle

That's the problem. I can't open links from my cell phone.

 

[VenomJockey]

That's the problem. I can't open links from my cell phone.

Do you have a computer? If so, just go to archive.org and search for wild game recipes. They have a bunch of recipe books you can download for free, and others you can "borrow" for 14 days.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Do you have a computer? If so, just go to archive.org and search for wild game recipes. They have a bunch of recipe books you can download for free, and others you can "borrow" for 14 days.

I do have a laptop, but I don't have internet where I live. If I want to use my laptop I have to drive 20 miles to town and use the laundromats internet. Once the house is done I'll have satellite internet installed.
Eventually I'd like to take advantage of downloading recipes, but I was hoping that some of the members here would share a few of their favorite recipes too.

 

[Kevin L]

I do have a laptop, but I don't have internet where I live. If I want to use my laptop I have to drive 20 miles to town and use the laundromats internet. Once the house is done I'll have satellite internet installed.
Eventually I'd like to take advantage of downloading recipes, but I was hoping that some of the members here would share a few of their favorite recipes too.

When it comes to preparing many wild game animals, a common theme keeps coming up--they even pointed this out in the Disney movie Lion King--is that it "tastes like chicken".

So, why not just use a favorite chicken recipe for woodchuck, rabbit, gopher, 'possum, raccoon, and so forth?

I've eaten woodchuck, and I liked it. It was served deep-fried after dipping it in egg and then batter. This was when I was a kid in upstate New York....as the people I was with at the time didn't think I had it in me to eat woodchuck.

I showed them, as I really liked it. I didn't even find it to be particularly gamey.

 

[Mountain trapper]

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[Mountain trapper]

When it comes to preparing many wild game animals, a common theme keeps coming up--they even pointed this out in the Disney movie Lion King--is that it "tastes like chicken".

So, why not just use a favorite chicken recipe for woodchuck, rabbit, gopher, 'possum, raccoon, and so forth?

I've eaten woodchuck, and I liked it. It was served deep-fried after dipping it in egg and then batter. This was when I was a kid in upstate New York....as the people I was with at the time didn't think I had it in me to eat woodchuck.

I showed them, as I really liked it. I didn't even find it to be particularly gamey.

Your right when it comes to just cooking the animal. But many critters need some pre prepping to make them more tasty. For example, some animals should be par boiled before cooking. Others should be soaked in milk or salt water to improve their flavor and to tenderize the meat. Some small animals are so lean that they need to be cooked wrapped in bacon, my personal choice. For bear sausage I like to grind the meat and add pork to it.

 

[Brent S]

Kevin L. I did not know that burnt bread could be used as activated charcoal. Thanks for the tip / info.

Not as good, but good to know in a pinch. Amazon sells activated charcoal for your medical supplies by the way.