The mushroom is like a raincoat, only black inside. The raincoat mushroom is edible or not. Does not have poisonous and inedible counterparts
Today we will introduce you to a very interesting, useful, and also delicious mushroom called a raincoat.
Description
Quite often, mushroom pickers call this mushroom differently. The most popular names are tobacco mushroom, dust collector, or hare potatoes. This phenomenon is associated with various factors, the details of which we will not go into.
But it is important to know that this particular mushroom is characterized by increased activity of absorbing toxins from the environment. In this component, it is several times superior to its "congeners".
Belongs to the Champignon family, has a closed pear-like or rounded body. The leg is false. The skin grows tightly to the upper part of the plant, thereby creating the inner pulp. When ripe, voids appear there - a kind of chambers. They collect a lot of spores in the form of a powder. They can be of different colors.
In a mature raincoat, the peridium is rather thin, which causes a rupture and the powder gets out.
You can see the appearance of the raincoat and the place of its growth in the video.
Views
The raincoat has quite a few subspecies, but among them there are several main ones.
Prickly
It can often be found in the forest, in the meadows. There is a characteristic tubercle on the top of the mushroom cap.
The name comes from the surface of the mushroom. It is white in color and has small spines that fall off easily.
Giant
Another type of raincoat, a distinctive feature of which lies in the size and ovoid or spherical shape. At the same time, the mushroom can have a white or yellow-gray color.
Quite often, a fallen shell gathers on it, which makes the plant not very attractive. However, it can ripen up to 7 kilograms.
Golovach
Oblong
Somewhat resembles the previous view, but its shape is buloid, the upper part is thickened, and the lower part is narrowed. This mushroom is sterile.
Where grows
Such a mushroom, in fact, has no specific geography or origin. He is well known in Russia. A raincoat can be found everywhere, just not everyone knows about its features, valuable medicinal properties.
Nevertheless, there are references to this plant, according to which the raincoat has been used since ancient times, using its healing properties.
Storage method
Having collected the mushrooms, they will retain their beneficial properties for no more than two days.
So immediately they need to be sent to the refrigerator. To extend the shelf life, place in the freezer, but cut the mushroom into slices first.
In a freezer, the product can be stored for up to 6 months. Only a pickled or dried raincoat lasts longer - about a year.
If you need this mushroom from a medical point of view, then you need a ripe slicker powder. It must be stored in glassware in a dry place where the sun's rays do not fall.
Peculiarities
In fact, there are more than enough features and a raincoat. But still I would like to highlight the most interesting points.
First of all, it serves as an excellent helper for our health. The key feature is the ability to absorb radionuclides, as well as the salt of a heavy metal, and then quickly and naturally remove these "nasty things" from the body.
It is because of this that many dietary supplements are created on the basis of the raincoat. The authors of this drug are sure that it promotes healing, cleansing the body, as well as restoring the skin and giving it elasticity.
How to choose
When hiking for mushrooms, few of the mushroom pickers dare to bend over to rip off the raincoat. Quite often they are simply neglected. Moreover, many people deliberately crush, kick and destroy him.
This is due to the fact that many mistake it for a dangerous, poisonous mushroom. This is not the case, and today we will talk about this in more detail.
If you decide to pick mushrooms and your goal is a raincoat, then you need to know an important rule. You cannot collect it if the weather is damp. Otherwise, your initially snow-white handsome man will literally turn into a kind of dirty rag in just a couple of hours, which cannot be eaten.
For cooking, young "individuals" are suitable, which do not soak and do not digest in order to remove harmful substances. They simply do not exist. So feel free to throw it into the pan, into the oven, dry it, pickle it and eat it.
A young raincoat, suitable for food, has a rather non-standard appearance for edible mushrooms - a spherical, white body, small scales on top. Its false stem, which can reach no more than 5 cm in length and 2 cm in diameter, may be absent.
When the mushroom ripens, a brown bloom forms on the surface, it becomes smooth.
Choose exclusively young mushrooms that have firm and firm flesh. Don't be afraid to collect different types of raincoat as each one is edible.
The old mushroom is dangerous due to the fact that it intensively absorbs toxins. It is best not to collect it near motorways, as the exhaust from cars is not the most pleasant thing to try.
Nutritional value and calorie content
As you know, mushrooms are a very dietary product. And the raincoat was no exception. For 100 grams of this mushroom, there are:
Chemical composition
In terms of chemical composition, the raincoat is not inferior to many other mushrooms, and even surpasses them in some components. For example, it has more protein than our favorite mushrooms.
It is worth noting that the mushroom includes:
- Fats;
- Vitamin complex;
- Useful micro and macro elements;
- Polysaccharides;
- Mineral salts;
- Antibiotics, etc.
Useful and medicinal properties
This mushroom should be appreciated not only for its taste, but also for the benefits that it carries in itself.
- The pulp contains calvacin, which fights bacteria and fungi, has an anti-cancer effect, and reduces the activity of tumor development.
- Preparations based on spores remove heavy metals, radionuclides, and toxins from the body.
- The pulp can be applied externally as well as internally. External use consists in applying it to the ulcers that appear with skin cancer. For internal use, tinctures and decoctions are used. They relieve fever, inflammation, swelling in the throat, fight kidney problems, and help suppress the development of cancer.
- Spore-based remedies help with gastrointestinal problems, high blood pressure, blood viscosity, and have an immuno-strengthening effect.
- Spores also help stop bleeding, relieve pain, and heal festering lesions on the body.
In fact, the benefits of this mushroom are incredible, because mushroom pickers should not underestimate it.
Contraindications
There are several nuances that relate to the raincoat and its use.
- Do not pick these mushrooms in areas close to polluted areas, factories, highways. The raincoat actively absorbs toxins, so you can go;
- During pregnancy and feeding, it is better to refuse mushrooms;
- If you have kidney problems, then this mushroom is not for you;
- Another condition under which a raincoat cannot be used is individual intolerance.
Application
In cooking
What else can you do with a mushroom besides eating it? It's delicious, healthy. Mushrooms can be a great substitute for meat and many other foods while dieting.
How to cook
How to prepare raincoats:
- Salt;
- Fry;
- Pickle;
- Bake;
- Put out;
- Boil and so on.
But first you need to prepare them. To do this, remove the skin from the white fruit. Cut the resulting pulp into pieces you like.
Fried mushrooms
After completing the previous manipulations, cut the mushrooms, roll them in flour, add a little salt and fry in plain vegetable oil. A special sauce is perfect for this dish.
To prepare the sauce, you need to finely chop the bell peppers, add finely chopped capers, green onions, and pickled or pickled cucumbers. Mix all this with mayonnaise, add salt to your taste, as well as fresh lemon juice. We recommend adding a little soy sauce to add a spice.
Pour this sauce over your mushrooms, and guests will be delighted with such a simple but incredibly delicious dish.
Soup
If you are a fan of mushroom soups, then the raincoat will open up new horizons for you.
Take cooked chicken broth, add sautéed carrots and onions to it. The mushrooms need to be cut into slices, although this is not essential. They are fried in a pan, thrown into broth and boiled for literally 10 minutes.
The soup will be even tastier if you add fresh herbs and some canned peas to it. The result exceeds all expectations.
Raincoat under sour cream
This is a great stand-alone dish. But it's also delicious to eat with boiled rice.
The following ingredients are needed:
- Mushrooms - 0.5 kg;
- Sour cream - 0.2 l;
- Potatoes - 0.3 kg;
- Bulb onions - 2 pcs.
Plus, you need vegetable oil and seasonings to taste. The indicated amount of ingredients will be enough for about four large servings.
Preparation is carried out as follows:
- Peel the potatoes, boil them by adding salt to the water;
- Peel the mushrooms, rinse thoroughly, cut as you like;
- Fry the mushrooms in a pan for 25 minutes;
- Peel and chop the onion, fry in a separate pan until golden brown;
- Place the onions in the mushrooms, add salt and pepper as desired. Mix everything and fry for 15 minutes;
- 5 minutes before mushrooms are ready, add sour cream. Stir the ingredients, let them sweat a little over low heat.
Well, now you can serve it to the table. These mushrooms are great for young potatoes or loose parboiled rice. Choose for yourself which side dish you like best.
In medicine
Alas, mushroom pickers are not particularly aware of the true properties of the raincoat. But experts in the field of medicine will confirm that using a raincoat is not only tasty, but also very useful.
We have already talked about the positive and medicinal properties. Therefore, now we bring to your attention several recipes for medicinal tinctures and decoctions, prepared on the basis of raincoats.
- Powders. They can be purchased at pharmacies. You need to consume 1 tsp., Diluted with half a glass of water, every day, once before bedtime. In case of severe poisoning - 1/2 tsp. 8 times during the day.
- Infusion. Take a dessert spoon of spore powder, pour 200 ml of water (it should not be boiling water, but about 70 degrees). You need to insist about 40 minutes in porcelain dishes. It is consumed half a glass twice a day before meals.
- Tincture. The proportions of spores and vodka are 1 to 5. The mixture is infused for 2 weeks in a warm and protected from the sun place. Consume 1 tsp three times a day before meals. The course lasts no more than 28 days, after which a week break is required.
- With oncological diseases... Mix a glass of powder with 500 ml of vodka. Close the jar tightly, bury it in the ground, where it should stand for 24 days at a depth of 0.3 m. Then dig it out, strain (do not shake the jar). Consume the product three times a day before meals. Serving - 1 tbsp. l.
- From purulent wounds. Treat the wound with peroxide, blot with a medical bandage, and then sprinkle with spores. Avoid tying the wound as pus will actively leak out over the next few days. Remove it, disinfect it, and re-spore it. When the wound has cleared, the tightening process will begin. A similar procedure can be done 2-3 times during the day. Heal until the wound is healed.
- From a runny nose. If you have a severe runny nose, and simple remedies do not help or they simply do not work, just inhale the spores from the raincoat 2-3 times a day. This will quickly relieve nasal congestion, eliminate an unpleasant runny nose.
Growing
As practice shows, their use yields positive results, although it is better to use the simplest technique at your own summer cottage.
To do this, you need arguments. Sow them in wet soil. The site should resemble the conditions in which a raincoat grows. That is, the grass is not thick, a large shadow of trees, fallen leaves.
If you have ever collected raincoats in the forests, then pay attention to what makes the place where you found them different. By repeating the same conditions, you will secure yourself an impressive harvest.
Fruits will appear one year after sowing the spores. To keep fruiting from stopping, periodically add spores to the area of your choice. It's easy to get them, but you will have your own mushrooms every season.
Edible or not
Many mushroom pickers do not dare to say for sure whether the raincoat is edible or dangerous for humans. It is because of this that he is often crushed or passed by, going into the forest for mushrooms.
So, this is a 100% edible mushroom. However, it should be consumed young when the flesh is white. Before eating, it is imperative to remove the shell. The pulp inside is tasty, as we recommend to see for yourself. There are a lot of ways to prepare it.
If you went to pick mushrooms and are afraid to make a mistake with the choice of a raincoat, here are a couple of tips for you:
- The flesh should be exceptionally white with no other shades added.
- The pulp should have a firm, elastic structure. With age, it loses its firmness, and it will not be a problem to determine this by touch.
- Inside, the consistency of the mushroom should be uniform. To do this, you can slightly break it.
- The structure of the edible raincoat does not have a pronounced cap and leg.
- There should be no signs of developing spores inside.
- To avoid confusion between a raincoat and a young fly agaric, cut the mushroom. Our hero does not have a long leg, hat and plates.
According to the international culinary classification, mushrooms are divided into 4 categories. The first is the best - they can generally be eaten raw. The fourth, respectively, is the worst, since such mushrooms must be pre-processed, soaked and cooked for a long time. In peacetime, this category is not even looked at - why, if there is something that is much tastier and healthier? But we should not forget about them, because knowledge of potentially edible mushrooms can save the life of a tourist lost in the wild. 
And in the case of PD - the more you know about edible plants and mushrooms - the higher the chances of survival. We have already written about such wonderful mushrooms as and, but these mushrooms are not very widespread in Russia. Therefore, today we will talk about another mushroom, which everyone has seen at least once in their lives, and most of them also crushed it cheerfully. It's about pear-shaped raincoat.
Pear-shaped raincoat
... or Lycoperdon pyriforme - a genus of mushrooms from the mushroom family. The fruit body is round, light, with a small, but well-defined false stem. Top covered with small thorns or scales. When ripe, the fruiting body opens, forming a box with a hole. The pulp is whitish, with a characteristic mushroom smell. With age, it gets dark and gives way to a large number of disputes. Distributed everywhere, intensive growth is observed immediately after heavy rainfall. Most often it grows in large groups on decaying wood. Occurs from early July to late September.
If you step on an unripe raincoat, it bursts and splashes the contents. And if you step on a ripe one, he greets with a cheerful crash. Admit it: almost everyone who has seen them at least once did not fail to step on them. They just ask to be crushed. And these little white balls, it turns out, are edible.
Unlike most other conditionally edible mushrooms, raincoats do not need to be soaked for a long time and boiled for a long time. In addition, the pear-shaped raincoat cannot be confused with anything - a pronounced leg distinguishes it from other raincoats, which, moreover, do not grow on old wood, but simply on the ground. The only thing to remember is to pick young mushrooms, the flesh of which has not yet begun to darken. It should be firm, dense and uniform - this is an indicator of the youthfulness and edibility of the mushroom. Also, the assembly places should be located as far as possible from roads and industrial facilities - after all, a raincoat, like all other mushrooms, perfectly accumulates all kinds of filth.
Caution - the inedible double of the raincoat
Everyone knows that every edible mushroom has its own inedible double that can cause extremely unpleasant ones. The raincoat also has it. This is Scleroderma citrinum or Scleroderma citrinum. But it is rather difficult to confuse them, since the skin of the pseudo-raincoat is much darker, and its flesh has a purple hue. Moreover, young white fly agarics can also slightly resemble raincoats. But on the cut, everything becomes obvious - plates, a long leg and other signs that are completely uncharacteristic of a pear-shaped slicker.
Method for preparing raincoats
It is very simple to prepare pear-shaped raincoats - first they are thoroughly washed to remove all adhering debris. Then the surface coating is cleaned off. Well, what is left can be fried, boiled, stewed, marinated, in a word, you can do whatever you want with them. You can, for example, make a soup out of them. This is done as follows:
Raincoats are washed, removed the film, cut into large pieces and thrown into a saucepan. Salt and water are added, after which all this is cooked for 20 minutes. Next, peppers, bay leaves and fried carrots with onions are thrown. After 4 minutes, add the potatoes cut into cubes. All this is cooked over medium heat until the potatoes soften. Serve with herbs.
Agree, for a mushroom that is ubiquitous, but not industrially going anywhere for food - very good. Now, when you once again come across the familiar round white balls - you know what you can do with them.
This year we did not get out to go mushroom picking. My husband is a hunter and the hunting season always coincides with the mushroom season. Guess what is more important to my husband. But we still collected a few mushrooms, although we did not go anywhere on purpose.
We have a dacha outside the city, there are pine plantings and deciduous trees, we drive past fields, but for some reason there are never mushrooms there.
And so, returning from the dacha, we suddenly see that people are walking around the field and picking mushrooms. We were, of course, surprised and stopped. People collected champignons and practically did not leave them for us, but we still picked up the mushrooms. And they were raincoats.
For some reason, people did not collect them, apparently they did not know that it was a raincoat mushroom and it was edible. We are not great experts in mushrooms, but we know some species for sure and collect them boldly. And we have no doubts about the raincoat mushroom - edible or not, we know 100% that it is edible.
And I decided to tell you about this mushroom, it's a pity that people, sometimes unknowingly, trample them, kick them. And this is not only an edible, but also a very tasty and healthy mushroom. By the way, in Italy the raincoat is considered the most delicious mushroom.
Mushroom raincoat - photo and description
The raincoat mushroom belongs to the mushroom family.
There are round varieties, and there are slightly elongated, pear-shaped, as if with a leg, as they also say - "false leg".
There are smooth raincoats, and there are some with small thorns.
We rarely come across raincoats and they were always round and smooth.
There is also a variety - these are giant raincoats and they weigh up to 10 kg. Our son found such a mushroom for the only time, it weighed 1 kg and it seemed to us big, and 10 kg is even difficult to imagine. Watch the video about the giant raincoat.
Important! This mushroom differs from other species in that it does not have a pronounced leg and a cap with plates.
This must be remembered so as not to be confused with a young fly agaric, thorny raincoats are especially similar, but looking at the photo, it seems to me that the difference is obvious, the fly agaric has a leg and a hat.
Raincoat mushroom - edible or not
As I said, this is an edible mushroom, but it has a peculiarity that important know and collect with these features in mind.
Raincoat - it ages very quickly and becomes unsuitable for harvesting, so only young mushrooms need to be collected.
The cut flesh should be pure white, firm, firm and uniform. If the pulp is yellowish or greenish, then such a mushroom is not suitable for collection.
Over time, the insides of the raincoat mushroom become flabby, and then generally turn into a powdery spore mass, which is pushed out through the hole in the upper part of the mushroom. Because of these features, it is often called by the people "porkhovka", "dust collector", "grandfather's tobacco". Maybe this also influences the opinion that the raincoat mushroom is inedible.
There is a false raincoat and it differs in that it has a hard leathery shell, the flesh of young mushrooms is also white, but it ripens very quickly and becomes a dark purple color, the main distinguishing feature is the smell, in false ones it is unpleasant. Those raincoats that we collected smell very much like the smell of champignons.
Mushroom raincoat - how to cook
The raincoat mushroom is a versatile mushroom that can be fried, boiled, pickled. Both freezing and drying are suitable for long-term storage. True, it should not be dried in the fresh air, but in an oven or dryer for fruits and vegetables.
You can cook a raincoat mushroom without pretreatment (boiling or soaking).
And although it belongs to the fourth category, this does not affect the taste. This is a delicious mushroom and, by the way, it is a dried raincoat mushroom that is not inferior to the famous boletus in its taste and smell.
Mushroom raincoat - useful and medicinal properties
The raincoat mushroom included in your diet will have a beneficial effect on the body:
- it promotes the elimination of toxins, as well as chlorine and fluorine-containing compounds, cleanses the gastrointestinal tract, improves the composition of blood and lymph;
- its antiseptic, hemostatic and wound-healing properties are known, they say, it can be used right in the forest to treat wounds and cuts by applying the pulp of a freshly cut mushroom to the wound;
- in the composition of this mushroom, a substance such as calvacin was found, which has an antitumor property.
- it is believed that the broth from the raincoat mushroom is more useful than chicken broth and it is widely used to quickly restore the patient's vitality, in the treatment of bronchitis, laryngitis, tuberculosis, to enhance immunity.
Traditional healers make a tincture of raincoat mushroom and use it in the treatment of various diseases.
Chop the pure mushrooms and tamp them tightly into 0.5 liters. jar, pour the remaining space with vodka diluted with water in a 1: 1 ratio. Insist in the refrigerator for 15 days, then strain and keep the tincture in the refrigerator
Tincture is taken orally 1 time per day, 30 ml half an hour before meals, washed down with water or natural juice for diseases such as viral hepatitis, diseases of the genitourinary system, promotes the dissolution of sand, kidney stones, relieves dysbiosis.
Also, this tincture can be used externally in the form of lotions for acne, purulent formations, for the treatment of burns.
Even in folk medicine, powder from a raincoat mushroom is used, it helps to normalize blood pressure and hormonal balance, strengthens the immune system, with its regular intake.
How to cook: grind dried mushrooms in a coffee grinder, pour into a dry container with a lid.
Add to dishes every day, but in order not to destroy the beneficial effect of the powder, the dishes should not be hot, no more than 50 degrees.
But not only traditional healers know about the useful and medicinal properties of the raincoat. On the basis of this mushroom, various drugs and dietary supplements have been created in pharmacology, this mushroom is also used for the manufacture of cosmetic products, since the raincoat mushroom helps to improve the structure of the skin, eliminate flabbiness.
At home, you can make face masks, for this, cut the mushroom into thin slices, apply on the face and hold for 15-20 minutes.
We gained such wonderful mushrooms, though a little, just a couple of kilograms, maybe a little more, but we also spent quite a bit of time on it, about half an hour. But we are glad of that too.
I hope the information was useful and even if you do not dare to pick mushrooms in raincoats, do not kick or trample them with your feet, remember that there are fans of these mushrooms, for example, we.
Better yet, collect them in your baskets and use them both for cooking delicious dishes and for health.
So, we begin to study the raincoat mushroom: a photo and description of the culture will help to understand all the variety of its types:
The giant raincoat mushroom is edible at a young age.
Langermannia gigantea- the largest raincoat with a smooth surface. Fruit bodies up to 50 cm in diameter and weighing up to 20 kg. At an early age, round white with a velvety tomentose shell with white flesh. Later, their shell becomes leathery and strong, but remains almost white and smooth. At the end of the development of the fruiting body, the shell cracks and begins to peel off in layers, exposing an ocher or umber-brown layer of pulp, reminiscent of cotton wool in consistency. When touched or under the influence of the wind, the layer of pulp "smokes" with spores. At the same time, the inner parts of the pulp do not disintegrate into powder and remain in the form of an ocher "cotton" ball, which is not washed away by rain, but emits spores in dry weather.
Look at the photo, what your development and growth looks like:
Mushroom raincoat in different stages 
Mushroom raincoat in different stages
It grows on nitrogen-rich soils, gardens, bird cherry bushes and deciduous forests.
Old fruiting bodies remain intact until the middle of the next summer. The mushroom is rare.
It has no poisonous counterparts.
The mushroom is suitable for frying.
Bear mushroom pear-shaped raincoat in the photo
Bear mushroom pear-shaped slicker is edible at a young age. Fruiting bodies up to 1-3 cm in diameter, 2-5 cm in height, inversely pear-shaped. The widened upper part at the bottom tapers into a sterile (spore-free) leg. The surface is smooth or finely warty. At an early age, white with white flesh, later with a brownish tinge. The pulp is first white, then olive or umber brown. Numerous white strands of mycelium grow from the lower sterile stalk. After the spores mature, a hole is formed from which the fungus releases spores in the form of "smoke".
Occurs from July to October.
It grows in pine and spruce forests on tree trunks, on stumps or near stumps on decaying wood.
Many mushroom pickers are wondering whether a raincoat mushroom is false and dangerous to human life and health. We answer: it has no poisonous counterparts.
Real raincoat in the photo
Pearl raincoat in the photo
The raincoat is real, or edible pearl at a young age. Fruiting bodies up to 2-5 cm in diameter, 3-9 cm in height, inversely pear-shaped. The widened upper part at the bottom tapers into a sterile (spore-free) leg. Lycoperdon perlatum are covered with large conical spines, around which small spines are located. The thorns easily fall off the fruiting body when touched by the hand and by themselves. After the thorns fall off, numerous areas remain on the surface, forming a mesh pattern. At an early age, white with white flesh, later yellowing, finally gray-brown, powdery inside. After the spores mature, the fungus bursts and releases the spores in the form of "smoke". It looks like a pear-shaped raincoat, but one without thorns, with smooth or warty fruit bodies.
It grows in pine and spruce forests on a forest floor of needles, in fields, on grassy meadows and on decaying wood.
Occurs from July to October.
Mushrooms raincoats are large: saccular and elongated
Consider other large raincoat mushrooms, find out which ones are suitable for eating.
Sack-shaped puffball (Calvatia utriformis) edible at a young age. Large raincoat. Its surface is cracked into numerous, almost hexagonal cells. Fruit bodies up to 16 cm in diameter. At an early age - round white with a velvety-felt shell with white flesh. Later, they become flattened gray-ocher, with a shell speckled with small protruding "hexagons". The white inner mass, as the spores mature, first turns olive, then chocolate brown. At the end of the development of the fruiting body, the shell becomes gray-ocher, cracks in the upper part, exposing an olive-brown spore powder.
It grows in pastures, meadows, former cattle pens, sometimes in forests in a clearing.
Occurs from July to October.
It has no poisonous counterparts.
Raincoat (bighead) elongated (Calvatia excipuliformis) edible at a young age. Fruit bodies are up to 3-8 cm in diameter, 5-15 cm in height, clavate or pistil-shaped. At an early age, white with white flesh, with a fine-grained or fine-prickly surface. Later they become ocher and finally tobacco brown. Below is a sterile part in the form of a leg. The pulp is first white, then yellow-brown, then dark brown. At the end of the development of the fruiting body, the shell becomes tobacco-brown, cracks in the upper part, exposing an olive-brown spore powder.
It grows in pine and spruce forests on a forest floor of needles, in deciduous forests, in gardens and parks.
Occurs from July to October.
It has no poisonous and inedible counterparts.
Many people met the raincoat mushroom in meadows, city parks and deciduous forests. It grows after summer rains, from July to September. There are many types of raincoats, most of them are edible. From the article you can find out a detailed description of raincoats, their medicinal properties and original culinary recipes.
Mushroom raincoat, photo and description, varieties
The raincoat mushroom, the photo and description of which will interest mushroom pickers, belongs to the Champignon family. It has an unusual appearance - it does not have a leg and a cap. Its fruiting body is rounded, sometimes pear-shaped, with a closed structure. Most varieties are small to medium in size, but giants can also be found.
Types of raincoat mushrooms:
Thorny or pearl raincoats are one of the most delicious and useful mushrooms. The fruit body is small, up to 9 cm high and up to 4 cm wide. Small soft thorns or warts are visible on the shell of the fungus. Young mushrooms suitable for food have a white, dense flesh. When fried raw, these mushrooms have a pleasant, strong aroma.
Especially interesting is the giant raincoat mushroom, which some mushroom pickers bypass, mistaking for a mutant because of its large size. It looks like a large white ball, easily lifted off the ground. Such "balls" weigh up to 10 kg. The white dense pulp of young mushrooms is similar to the Adyghe cheese or marshmallow.
If you see a giant raincoat with ripe spores, do not step on it or kick it. A whole cloud of small spores will fly out from there, which can lead to bronchospasm and respiratory arrest.
Mushrooms raincoats hedgehog, meadow and pear-shaped are also edible. Only false raincoats cannot be eaten, they differ from other varieties in the yellowish color of the pulp.
How to make raincoats
Mushrooms with white dense pulp are eaten. If the pulp begins to turn yellow, the mushroom is not suitable for food. Before cooking, the mushrooms are washed and peeled.
Mushroom soup
An unusual soup can be made with melted cheese and mushrooms. The food combination is delicious.
Products:
- mushroom raincoat - 400 g;
- processed cheese - 150 g;
- water - 2 l;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- greens - 3 branches;
- salt to taste;
- lean oil - 2 tbsp. l.
Preparation:
- Cut the peeled and washed mushrooms into small cubes, fry with onions in a pan in oil.
- Put melted cheese in hot water, salt. Add the sautéed mushrooms after two minutes.
- Serve the soup with finely chopped herbs.
Fried mushrooms, breaded
This delicacy resembles tender meat and cooks very quickly.
Products:
- mushrooms raincoats - 1 kg;
- - 2 pcs.;
- milk - 90 ml;
- bread crumbs - 180 g;
- lean oil - 120 ml;
- salt, pepper, paprika - to taste.
Preparation:
- Cut the prepared mushrooms into slices, about 1 cm thick.
- For the batter, beat the egg and milk.
- Salt and pepper the mushroom plates, dip in batter, and then in crackers on both sides.
- Fry the breaded mushrooms in hot vegetable oil until golden brown.
For this recipe, the mushrooms can be pre-boiled in boiling water for 5-10 minutes, and then breaded and fried.
In addition to the proposed recipes, raincoat mushrooms are fried with carrots and onions, boiled, stewed in sour cream. They can also be dried to use as mushroom seasoning in cooking.
Mushroom broth from the raincoat is very useful, it is given to weakened patients to speed up recovery.
The healing properties of raincoat mushroom
The raincoat mushroom, the medicinal properties of which are used by folk healers, is easily absorbed, removes harmful substances from the body, and normalizes the activity of the intestines. These mushrooms contain a valuable substance - calvacin, which has an antitumor effect. It inhibits the growth of benign and malignant tumors.
Young mushrooms are used externally to stop bleeding. For this, peeled and washed mushroom pulp is applied to the wound. Thanks to the antibacterial properties of the fungus, the wound heals quickly and does not become inflamed. The raincoat is also used in home cosmetology, masks from it restore elasticity and healthy color to the skin.
The recipe for a medicinal tincture from raincoats is simple. To prepare it, you need to pour a half-liter jar of mushrooms with vodka, put in a dark place for 3 weeks. Strain the finished tincture, squeeze the mushrooms and discard. Drink 1 tbsp. l. three times a day before meals.
Mushroom tincture is used to treat anemia, venous congestion, eczema and other diseases.
The mushroom is effective for the treatment of fibroids and thyroid diseases.
With the help of its extract, toxins are removed from the body with hepatitis and kidney diseases. A raincoat helps to quickly cure an upset bowel.
