I’ve made this comment before: If anyone wants to start eating wild mushrooms and doesn't want to poison themselves I recommend this approach: 1. Choose one ed

I’ve made this comment before: If anyone wants to start eating wild mushrooms and doesn't want to poison themselves I recommend this approach: 1. Choose one edible mushroom species that is often found in your region and is difficult to mis-identify (ceps, giant puffballs, beefsteak, field mushrooms etc) 2. Get to know this species inside out and learn which species look similar to it, especially any poisonous species. Learn the visual differences. 3.Learn the diagnostic tests (spore prints, smell tests, color changes on bruising). 4. Go mushroom picking! 5. Don't eat anything until you've picked this species so many times that you have become expert in identifying it. 6. Start learning about a new species and repeat