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Harvest Hints: Since this mushroom deliquesces
from the end of the gills upwards to the
stipe, mushrooms should be picked before the
slightest hint of the gills turning black. If
picked when no basidia have matured, mushrooms
can be kept in cold storage for 4-5 days.
Any mushrooms that begin to deliquesce
should be removed from the fresher fruitbodies
since the enzymes secreted by one deliquescing
mushroom will decompose adjacent
mushrooms, regardless of age.
Form of Product Sold to Market: If this
mushroom ever gets to market, it is there all too
briefly due to self-deliquescence. In the matter
of two days from harvest, the mushrooms turn
into a black ink-like slurry unless precautions
are not taken. Mushrooms can be preserved by
submerging them in cold water and storing
them under refrigeration. Packing Shaggy
Manes in refrigerated, nitrogen gas filled containers
also extends shelf life. Currently,
Shaggy Manes that are sold at farmer's markets
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Figure 201. Shaggy Manes fruiting in yard that was
inoculated with sawdust spawn the year before.
Shaggy Manes wander, often fruiting meters away
from the original site of inoculation.
are usually from wild collections.Young shaggy manes can be thinly sliced and quickly dried for storage.
Freeze drying is also an option.
Nutritional Content: 25-29% protein (N x 4. 38); 3% fat; 59% carbohydrates; 3-7% fiber and 1
18% ash. (Crisan & Sands (1978); Samajpati (1979)).
Medicinal Properties: A novel antibiotic has been isolated from this species and is currently being
characterized by American researchers .Ying (1987, pg. 313)) reports that the "inhibition rates against
sarcoma 180 and Ehrlich carcinoma are 100% and 90% respectively. "The references are in Chinese.
No other research on the anti-tumor properties of this mushroom is known to this author.
Flavor, Preparation & Cooking: Shaggy Manes were the first mushrooms that seduced me into the
art of mycophagy. It may seem odd, but I prefer this mushroom for breakfast. I like to prepare the
mushrooms by frying thinly cut dials (stem included) in a frying pan with onions and light oil. Once
they are slightly browned, the mushrooms are used to compose an omelet. Or, fry the mushrooms in
butter at medium heat and serve on whole wheat toast. Many of the recipes listed in this book can incorporate
Shaggy Manes. Since this mushroom has considerably more moisture than, Shiitake for
instance, the water should be cooked off before other ingredients are added to the frying pan.
* Mushroom production on pulp waste stopped in British Columbia in the late 1980's after concerns about residual.
heavy metal contamination. Please check with paper manufacturers before using their products as a substrate for
mushroom production.
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