Mushroom hikeEuphemisms That Blind Us (WAS: Edible Mushrooms)

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Erin,

I'm sorry you have to sign up to get the info-well maybe there is more

info about it available to you

Emrawfood , " emusedmary " <emusedmary wrote:

>

> Hi Erin,

>

> There are plenty of books on the subject-another really fun thing to

> do is go on amushroom walk

> I did that a while back so I'm a bit fuzzy on it right now.

> Anyway the audubon society gives those

> I don't know if this is close to you-

> http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XAC013-026

>

> I love mushrooms cooked but havn't really found any I like raw.

> Well good luck !

> HTH

> Em

> btw I havn't died from an edible flower yet of course I guess when I'm

> laid to rest they can put that on my tombstone

> :-)

> rawfood , " Erin " <truepatriot@> wrote:

> >

> > As John Stossel would say, " Give me a break! "

> >

> > Leaving aside your personal definitions of these common

> > English words, I didn't even use the word " edible, " but

> > to leave it in the subject. I asked which mushrooms are

> > " safe " to eat raw. So there!

> >

> > LOL,

> > -Erin

> > http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

> >

> >

> > rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi Erin and all,

> > >

> > > You can find lists of edible mushrooms, edible flowers, edible

> > crayons,

> > > edible glue products, and so forth. But what does this use of the

> > word

> > > " edible " mean?

> > >

> > > It means that you will die or exhibit acute symptoms in response to

> > eating

> > > that item.

> > >

> > > We also have the term " potable water " . In fact, every major city

> > government

> > > in the world provides (or arranges for private parties to

> > provide) " potable "

> > > water to all the inhabitants thereof. And if you drink the stuff,

> > then I

> > > have some swampland in Florida I'd just LOVE to sell you!!!

> > >

> > > Terms such as " edible " and " potable " do not mean what we are led to

> > believe

> > > they mean, namely, that the item so labeled is genuinely safe to

> > consume,

> > > from the perspective of both short- and long-term health and

> > vitality. And

> > > such terms mean nothing at all WRT whether such items are

> > biologically

> > > well-designed food for our species.

> > >

> > > No, these are just euphemisms, just as we " take " drugs instead of

> > eating

> > > them, or we " put a little meat on our bones " instead of becoming

> > overfat,

> > > and so forth. such words are right up there

> > alongside " normal " , " happy cows "

> > > (BIG ad campaign in California), and the like.

> > >

> > > The important question is this: Are you willing to think clearly

> > enough to

> > > discern what is actually being communicated? Or do you prefer to

> > stand

> > > behind such euphemisms and blind yourself to what is really going

> > on.

> > >

> > > Best,

> > > Elchanan

> > > _____

> > >

> > > rawfood [rawfood ] On

> > Behalf Of

> > > Erin

> > > Friday, July 20, 2007 10:00 AM

> > > rawfood

> > > [Raw Food] Re: Edible Mushrooms

> > >

> > >

> > > Anyone happen to know which of the mushrooms are safe to eat raw?

> > I've heard

> > > some are not and have even seen signs in the grocery to not eat

> > shiitake

> > > raw.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > -Erin

> >

>