Don't be afraid to pick undeveloped buds. A simple procedure will help them expand their cap
Have you come across young bolete mushrooms in the forest with their caps still closed? You can also use such fruiting bodies for your favorite bolete cuttings. According to a simple mushroom-picking trick, just place the bolete mushrooms at home with their stems in a little water and they will open by morning.
How to make undeveloped beds open
- Select fresh young fruiting bodies with tall baskets. Pour about 2 cm of water into a bucket or other suitable container and place the baskets with their stems in the water so that the caps remain above the surface.
- Let them stand in water overnight and check in the morning to see if the caps have opened.
- Clean and heat treat the beds as soon as possible.
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Better to leave the older pieces in the forest
Not every large boletus is suitable for eating. Choose fresh fruiting bodies with light, regular scales. In older boletus, the scales may dry out and change color to cream or brown. Do not collect such mushrooms anymore. At the same time, only collect mushrooms whose purpose you are sure of. The large boletus has a typical sliding ring, a scaly cap, and its flesh does not change color. Some similar boletus species may be inedible or poisonous.
You can wrap the unrolled caps in a classic three-pack and fry them like cutlets, or simply prepare them with cumin. The stiff stems can also be dried to make a fragrant mushroom spice.
