This is definitely a morning activity. Some mushrooms come out very quickly but get foundby flies in the later afternoon. It is also easier to spot mushrooms in the morning when the light hits them from the side as opposed to directly from above. Whether picking for food or spore prints, ‘know your mushrooms’ and don’t pick until you are 100% certain of the variety.
Most people associate autumn with mushrooms and while it is true this is when may appear, the truth is that outside the depths of winter, mushrooms grow pretty much all year round.
The difference between a shroom and a toadstool is easy. There isn’t one. Both words are interchangeable although no edible mushrooms appear to be named as toadstools in popular culture.
When you boil an egg, the invisible airtight membrane gets destroyed and air starts getting through the pores in the shell. This means that once an egg has been boiled it should be treated like cooked meat. Eat the boiled egg immediately or within 24 hours as long as it is kept refridgerated.
Good quality chocolate eggs will keep for a year if stored correctly, so if you have a larder that says relatively cool and stable all year round, the best time to buy an easter egg is the day after easter when prices get slashed. Up to 75% off is a common post easter discount and many stores are happy to haggle.
Poor quality eggs contain lots of vegetable oil which will go stale in 6 months, so make sure you buy high quality eggs with a high cocoa content. Also, be careful of added ingredients which you know have a short shelf life.
Then next year you can give top quality chocolate eggs to friends. Of course, it might be difficult for you or your family to avoid the temptation in the larder for a whole year.
