Each mushroom picker will confirm that salted mushrooms, especially raw ones, are great food. However, collecting them is not always possible, even after heavy summer rains. Today we will talk about where the breast grows and what environment is favorable for it.
Mushroom description
This fungus belongs to the family of russula. Color - milky white or pale yellow. The surface is a moist mucous membrane. The hat is flat, in the center there is a small depression, and the edges are turned inwards. Its diameter can reach 5-20 cm. The white or slightly yellowish leg has a height of 3 to 7 cm and a diameter of 2 to 5 cm. The plates are close to each other in the load. In young mushrooms, they can be light yellow or cream in color, in old ones - yellow.
Where does the lump of yellow grow?
This mushroom differs from a white congener in that in the center of its cap there are darker circles. It can be found both singly and in families. The northern zone of spruce, fir or birch forest - this is where a pile of yellow grows. It can be found in the period from July to September, and sometimes even in October. For an unusual taste, the second category was assigned to the load, although this opinion is ambiguous.
White breasts: where do they grow?
This variety of mushrooms is the best. Harvest is very dependent on the weather: in one year there may be no white breasts at all, and in another - abundance.
They should be collected from late July - early August to late September - early October. White breasts grow in those forests where there is spruce. You should carefully examine the felled trunks of small trees, the bottom of deep ravines, hills and any hilly surface - all this is a favorable environment for this type of mushroom. It is necessary to examine the small tubercles in the forest, because clusters of foliage of trees are the place where the breasts grow.
Beneficial features
This type of mushroom consists of water, fats, carbohydrates, ballast substances, ash compounds and proteins. It also contains ascorbic acid, thiamine (B1 vitamins) and riboflavin (B2). Due to the low calorie content (16 kcal / 100 g), breasts are often included in diet food.
Finding a loader is a way to have a good time. This activity can be compared with the search for the beast in his tracks, which he constantly confuses. Knowing where the breast grows is not enough to find it. It is necessary to calmly, without rushing, inspect the sites. The mushroom picker can use a stick to rake up suspicious tubercles, to raise knots and twigs. If you managed to find one lump, it is advisable to carefully examine the neighborhood in a radius of ten to fifteen meters, because most often they grow in groups.
Before salting the breasts, they should be cleaned of forest debris, cut legs and areas affected by the worms. To do this, they need to be placed in clean water for a while, and then washed with a dishwashing sponge. Some mushroom pickers remove the skin of the breast, but this does not need to be done.
This type of mushroom accumulates a lot of toxic substances that are harmful to our body. Therefore, before consuming, it is necessary to soak them in water for at least three days, changing the water three times a day.
