Eat a test bite from each one, and throw out the ones that kill you.
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This is shitty ask. You're supposed to give an incorrect answer.
this isn’t /c/shittyanswerlemmy
You can easily test mushrooms for poison by feeding them to a small child. Even a small amount of poison will kill them, making them a very good indicator.
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If the mushroom is still alive then it wasn't poisoned by anyone yet! Just don't forage dead mushrooms and you won't have to worry about grabbing one that was poisoned.
Thank you for being the first person to truly understand what I was asking.
Make sure to ask chatgpt
What do cat farts have to do with mushrooms?
There's a b in both and an n in neither
Eat as many random mushrooms and if you die you know its poisonous
Eliminate doubt. Add hemlock.
Stop listening to that talking wolf and run to your grandmother's lodge!!!
He's gonna eat her.
This answer is completely acceptable, in spite of the fact you may be responding to the wrong question.
You making a beef wellington?
.............................no
Education, reference material for your area, be thorough, no risks whatsoever.
Go to a grocery store.
Grocery stores frown on foraging. They even demand you give them money in exchange for the food inside! What a rip off.
Just make sure you go to one that has a No Chase policy
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Oh and test every aspect of the mushroom from guide books, like gills, color, how they peel, any and everything you can test. Make sure to look into all possible mimics. Bring a field guide with you, do a double check before you leave, and triple check when you're home.
The dose makes the poison. Slowly ramp up the dosage until it kills you, that's when you'll know to stop.
Have your mom eat them first.
Just eat one of every mushroom that you find and eventually you'll either build up a tolerance or learn how to taste which ones are bad.