Shaggy Ink-Cap mushrooms, Strathspey
I found this patch of Shaggy Ink-Caps in a shady woodland . Newly formed they are fresh and white, with a characteristic scaly appearance. As the cap grows and matures it starts turning black and dissolves into a black ink, thus exposing fresh spores.
Young specimens can be sliced lengthways and fried in butter – and also make excellent soup.
Please take care to positively identify mushrooms. “All mushrooms are edible – once”
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