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West Ender · 02-09-2008, 13:16

The author Nicholas Evans, who wrote "The Horse Whisperer", is seriously ill after eating poisonous mushrooms. He and his wife and her brother and sister-in-law ate Avenging Angel mushrooms, thinking they were safe puff balls. The 4 of them are in hospital and Evans is in a bad way.

Can you tell the difference between safe and poisonous fungi? The only wild mushrooms I've ever eaten used to grow in the field opposite my house and I only ate them after noting that my neighbour, who ate loads of them, didn't drop dead. Other than that, I haven't a clue.

Have you ever picked and eaten wild mushrooms and did you really know what you were doing?

02-09-2008, 13:16	#1
West Ender Passed away 25-11-09 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lymm, Cheshire Posts: 2,674 Blog Entries: 147 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 192	Know Your Mushrooms? The author Nicholas Evans, who wrote "The Horse Whisperer", is seriously ill after eating poisonous mushrooms. He and his wife and her brother and sister-in-law ate Avenging Angel mushrooms, thinking they were safe puff balls. The 4 of them are in hospital and Evans is in a bad way. Can you tell the difference between safe and poisonous fungi? The only wild mushrooms I've ever eaten used to grow in the field opposite my house and I only ate them after noting that my neighbour, who ate loads of them, didn't drop dead. Other than that, I haven't a clue. Have you ever picked and eaten wild mushrooms and did you really know what you were doing? __________________ * Some cinemas let the flying monkeys in............and some don't.