for learning, for testing yourself, for use in the field, or maybe even for testing who in your party pays for gas, the next pizza, or the next round of drinks! Each species card contains two


photographs on one side. Te 50–100-word summary on the back of the card includes information of the cap, pores, stipe, staining, edibility, habitat, and other features. For further information, you can refer to other more extensive references. You can also use the cards as an ID tool, bec use it


ID tool, because it is hard on your identification books to tear out pages when you find a p


when you find a potential match. With any websit t pho


s e, book, or


smart phone app, we should con consider the knowledge and experience of the authors. Daniel Winkler


travels extensively, photographs


tr ph mushrooms, and has mus


MycoCards: B let


oletes of of


Western North America


th


Gary Gilbert and Daniel Winkler 2020, MycoCards 54 large format cards (3.5” x 6”) MycoCards.com $24.95


M


ycoCards are large, laminated cards that can be used as


flashcards to quiz yourself or your friends on species names and important features. One of the creators of these cards, compares the cards size to Tarot cards; I compare them to early- childhood flash cards. Tis deck has 54 cards, each card includes pictures of mushrooms and a summary of information about the species. Te internet contains innumerable


mushroom websites with a plethora of information and photographs. Sometimes the detailed description or the long story of a species is not what you need when you are trying to learn. Sometimes you just want a summary of features; sometimes less is more. Te creators of MycoCards use high-quality photographs and a well-considered summary of features to provide a tool


70 FUNGI Volume 14:4 Fall 2021 Gilb


writ written articles and guides about mushrooms from Tibet, Bht, B utan, Ecuador, and the Pacific Northwest. Gary Gilbert ha


about Ti he Pacifi


and on s cial media identifying and discussing fungal species. He


coast to coast for more than 40 years. You c and on social


t has mushroomed from ou can find him at forays


is also an accomplished chef, so I look forward to the MycoCards with recipes for edible mushrooms. MycoCards has plans for other


decks for further fun, learning and identification. After all, you cannot put the thousands of species of interesting mushrooms in one deck of cards. MycoCards won’t be your biggest reference, but they can be a great addition to a myco-enthusiast’s collection as an identification and learning tools. –Paul Hill, Puget Sound Mycological Society


Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide


Kristen and Trent Blizzard 2020, Skyhorse Publishing ISBN-10: 1510749438; ISBN-13: 978-1510749436 Hardcover; 304 pages, 115 recipes and index Product Dimensions: 8 x 1 x 10 inches $19.99 USA, $26.99 Canada


K


risten and Trent Blizzard are self- proclaimed “mushroom geeks”


and are the creators behind the blog modern-forager.com. Tey’ve been trekking the Rocky Mountains and beyond mostly with mushrooms in mind for nearly a decade. At first a hobby, the hunt for fungi quickly became nothing short of an obsession for these two. Tey have built a lifestyle around foraging—everywhere they go provides a new opportunity to learn about local mycology, and they are both certified wild mushroom identification experts in Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Tey have lived in Colorado for quite some time but will be heading to the Upper Midwest this summer. And I, for one, am absolutely delighted to have them land pretty much in my backyard. Tey’re an absolute delight to be around, so generous with their knowledge … and fun! And their brand new book, Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide, is the very essence of the Blizzards, set to paper. Wild Mushrooms is a wonderful


book and at under 20 bucks an absolute steal. You must get it, no matter if you collect mushrooms on the West Coast or East, or somewhere in between. And even if you’re not into cooking wild mushrooms—there is plenty more about this book to make it a must-have. If you are a pro at cooking mushrooms, you will still find new ideas to try plus get a load of those great photos. Or maybe you are the kind of forager that doesn’t have a lot of confidence with your skills in the kitchen, or you simply don’t feel like you know what to do with wild mushrooms once you’ve gotten


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76