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> There's a long history of calling nondairy plant substances milk. Don't forget mushrooms! Stuff in the Lactarius genus are commonly called milky caps. It's
by Alex3917 8y ago
> There's a long history of calling nondairy plant substances milk.
Don't forget mushrooms! Stuff in the Lactarius genus are commonly called milky caps.
It's actually a tradition to mess with mushroom beginners by asking them to put the sap from Lactarius piperatus on their tongues, because it's super spicy and burns a ton. But it's also the easiest way that you ID the mushroom and tell it apart from a couple look alikes.