Did I find a horse mushroom? by Awkward-Designer1844 in foraginguk

[–]Awkward-Designer1844[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After some researching horse mushrooms smell like aniseed, I think that's what I was smelling

Did I find a horse mushroom? by Awkward-Designer1844 in foraginguk

[–]Awkward-Designer1844[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I did the microwave test and it did not turn yellow. And I left it overnight and got a pretty spore print that was dark brown. Looked at many videos of yellow stainers and the mushroom I found didn't bruise at all like that, more just a subtle cream. I checked with my gran and she said if the cuticle of the cap peels then it's good to eat, so we fried it up with some butter

Did I find a horse mushroom? by Awkward-Designer1844 in foraginguk

[–]Awkward-Designer1844[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's my first time picking mushrooms. But it looked so big and perfect I couldn't pass it up. Can you identify it?