2 Spotted Slugs, 1 Snail, And unidentified mushrooms growing along woodchip trail

cleanjar · 05-09-07, 21:06

Hello Shroomers,
Went on a quick mushroom hunt today, and only found about 2 species (see photos). But i did find 2 big slugs that i thought were interesting specimens. See attached photos of the hunt:
I wanted to bring the slugs home with me (for pets) but the misses insisted that i didn't.
We got to talking about them later and wondered if the slugs could be eaten, as a delicasy??
They are sort of large compared to the ones ive seen in florida. Found in the pnw.

joey_megabucks · 05-09-07, 21:37

when I was in france, I asked if slugs could be eaten and they shook their heads in disgust. the snails are ok, but the slugs aren't. but if you're hungry, anything is a delicacy. though, Id prefer berries.

cleanjar · 05-09-07, 21:42

Here is another recent snail shot from a few days ago along another trail:

joey_megabucks · 05-09-07, 21:46

snails in garlic butter sauce are tasty

Beastmaster · 05-09-07, 21:57

You have to find some way to deal with the slime, but I'll bet they're edible. Probably not a gourmet item, but they'll make quite a mouthful, so if you're starving in the forest and can't find anything else to eat (plenty of edible stuff in pnw forests, fern fronds, berries, tubers, mushrooms, etc) then they're a better choice than starvation. I bet they fry up nicely....

Psilly Billy · 05-11-07, 18:04

Reminds me of the time we had a French exchange student living with us. I told him there was no difference between eating a snail and a slug, but he turned his nose up at the idea.

Cut a long story short, he bet me 20 Rand (About 3 dollars, a lot back in the day where I live) to eat a slug, so we went into the garden and found juicy fat one. I decided to put it in boiling water before frying it, big mistake! It went very slimey and ended up looking like it was covered in gelatin. It also had this bright pink oriface, really not sure which end nor do I really care to know, that opened up in the hot water.

Then I fried it. It stank, it didn't taste much better either.

Bottom line - I don't recommend it.

Looks like Frenchy was right.

joey_megabucks · 05-12-07, 07:53

05-13-07, 01:10

is that a shriveled up Gymnopilus var.?

Sunstar · 05-13-07, 03:58

wow never saw a slug that looked like that. Looks kinda big

pindulinka · 05-14-07, 01:23

This thread is making me feel a bit ... funny

p.

Hippie3 · 09-23-07, 13:39

unidentified eh ?
odd looking.

CureCat · 09-24-07, 01:56

AAAAWWWWW SLUGGY!!!!

The spotted banana slugs are my favourite!

I had an outdoor pen of 50+ of them until some stupid racoon came and ate them ALL.

Alan Rockefeller · 09-24-07, 16:53

The first species of mushrooms are probably in the genus Stropharia. If you can't find them there, check Psathyrella and Hypholoma.

The second species is probably a dried up Entoloma.

CureCat · 09-25-07, 05:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Rockefeller

The first species of mushrooms are probably in the genus Stropharia. If you can't find them there, check Psathyrella and Hypholoma.

The second species is probably a dried up Entoloma.

I agree. Only, the first ones look more like Hypholoma than Stropharia, and are definitely not Psathyrella.

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05-09-07, 21:06	#1 (permalink)
cleanjar Mycotopiate Join Date: Sep 1971 Posts: 1,037	2 Spotted Slugs, 1 Snail, And unidentified mushrooms growing along woodchip trail Hello Shroomers, Went on a quick mushroom hunt today, and only found about 2 species (see photos). But i did find 2 big slugs that i thought were interesting specimens. See attached photos of the hunt: I wanted to bring the slugs home with me (for pets) but the misses insisted that i didn't. We got to talking about them later and wondered if the slugs could be eaten, as a delicasy?? They are sort of large compared to the ones ive seen in florida. Found in the pnw. Attached Thumbnails

05-09-07, 21:37	#2 (permalink)
joey_megabucks Mycotopiate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 745	when I was in france, I asked if slugs could be eaten and they shook their heads in disgust. the snails are ok, but the slugs aren't. but if you're hungry, anything is a delicacy. though, Id prefer berries. __________________ Creation is God exploring God's Self through every way imaginable.

05-09-07, 21:42	#3 (permalink)
cleanjar Mycotopiate Join Date: Sep 1971 Posts: 1,037	Here is another recent snail shot from a few days ago along another trail: Attached Thumbnails

05-09-07, 21:46	#4 (permalink)
joey_megabucks Mycotopiate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 745	snails in garlic butter sauce are tasty __________________ Creation is God exploring God's Self through every way imaginable.

05-09-07, 21:57	#5 (permalink)
Beastmaster Critter Keeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,117	You have to find some way to deal with the slime, but I'll bet they're edible. Probably not a gourmet item, but they'll make quite a mouthful, so if you're starving in the forest and can't find anything else to eat (plenty of edible stuff in pnw forests, fern fronds, berries, tubers, mushrooms, etc) then they're a better choice than starvation. I bet they fry up nicely.... __________________ 'Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes genius and courage to move in the opposite direction.' AE

05-11-07, 18:04	#6 (permalink)
Psilly Billy Mycophiliac Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 14	Reminds me of the time we had a French exchange student living with us. I told him there was no difference between eating a snail and a slug, but he turned his nose up at the idea. Cut a long story short, he bet me 20 Rand (About 3 dollars, a lot back in the day where I live) to eat a slug, so we went into the garden and found juicy fat one. I decided to put it in boiling water before frying it, big mistake! It went very slimey and ended up looking like it was covered in gelatin. It also had this bright pink oriface, really not sure which end nor do I really care to know, that opened up in the hot water. Then I fried it. It stank, it didn't taste much better either. Bottom line - I don't recommend it. Looks like Frenchy was right.

05-12-07, 07:53	#7 (permalink)
joey_megabucks Mycotopiate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 745	yuck __________________ Creation is God exploring God's Self through every way imaginable.

05-13-07, 01:10	#8 (permalink)
~jeetered76 Guest Posts: n/a	is that a shriveled up Gymnopilus var.?

05-13-07, 03:58	#9 (permalink)
Sunstar Gazer of the innerself Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,104	wow never saw a slug that looked like that. Looks kinda big __________________ I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, how I love to watch them roll ~John Lennon~

05-14-07, 01:23	#10 (permalink)
pindulinka Mycophiliac Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 54	This thread is making me feel a bit ... funny p.

09-23-07, 13:39	#11 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,274	unidentified eh ? odd looking. __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

09-24-07, 01:56	#12 (permalink)
CureCat mad mycologist Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28	AAAAWWWWW SLUGGY!!!! The spotted banana slugs are my favourite! I had an outdoor pen of 50+ of them until some stupid racoon came and ate them ALL. Attached Thumbnails __________________ The

09-24-07, 16:53	#13 (permalink)
Alan Rockefeller Mycologist Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 373	The first species of mushrooms are probably in the genus Stropharia. If you can't find them there, check Psathyrella and Hypholoma. The second species is probably a dried up Entoloma.

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