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The Toadstool Review

OCT. 2015 WWW.MINNESOTAMYCOLOGICALSOCIETY.ORG VOLUMN 44, NO. 4

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE MMS, A SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI

By John Lamprecht

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The next several months feature two of our more unique and popular events, the Potluck and the Photo Contest. Both have received significant support in the past but each, the board believed, was in need of some attention. I want to address those events and ask you as members to give them your continued support and attention. Sounds like a no-brainer, but the request, I hope, will make more sense after you read on. The annual potluck is very popular with many of our members and this has led to the primary issue…we outgrew the space we had been using. It is one of the few events that we limit to members only, mostly for liability issues, but also to ensure our members have the best experience possible. Our previous space was comfortable for 50 or so, but we have tried to accommodate as many as 75, and it just did not work very well. So this year we are moving to a new site. See pages 2 & 3 for details.

One criterion was to ensure the space would handle as many as 100 members comforta-bly. The other issue is one of safety. Mushroom identification can be a real challenge, and when we bring wild mushroom dishes to share we must take this even more seri-ously. Some other clubs do not allow any wild picked mushrooms in their potluck due to this concern, and while we share the concern, we feel that is a step too far.

Our past list of acceptable mushrooms was rather extensive, with 12 common edibles on the list, but we are paring down that list. The door will not be closed on some of our past favorites… if it is not on the smaller list, a member may request to me ahead of time to include another one.

The request must be received ahead of time and will be granted on a case-by-case basis. In all cases, a recipe and an ingredient’s list need to accompany the dish due to safety and food allergy issues. In no case will Honey fungus (Armilleria mellea complex), or any of the many common names it goes by, be allowed. Cultivated and store-bought mushrooms are all OK, but wild-gathered versions of them, if not on the list, are not allowed except by specific request to the president. Other rules are on page 3 in this newsletter, along with the list of acceptable mushrooms. Remember—recipes and ingredients are a MUST!!!! Our November meeting features one of our biggest “ooohhh, aaahhh” events—the photo contest. Many fabulous photos are presented and judged in one of four categories. Rules and specifics can be found on page 4 in this newsletter. The issue we have attempted to address with this event is to improve the number of high quality entries and spread out the winners across a wider range of our members, without watering down the criteria or insulting those who have always done quality entries. Howard Goltz’s presentation in August on how to take better photos was one step, and, on recent forays, I have noticed more detail being paid to the photos and some nicer equipment being used. That’s not to say that point and shoot and smart phones may not continue to present some winning photos, so keep taking those photos and look to ensure the photo is worthy of your time and effort. Great member photos are the ones considered for inclusion in our calendar, not just contest winners…getting “published” is pretty cool, and a cash prize for winning doesn’t hurt either. Even if you do not enter anything in the contest, come and help judge. All members at the November meeting serve as photo contest judges. You will be amazed!

MINNESOTA MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY

President: John Lamprecht [email protected]

952-890-8744

Past President: Barry Beck [email protected]

612-720-7953

VP/State Fair Chair: Betty Jo Fulgency 952-920-9311

Treasurer: Claudette Lamprecht

[email protected]

Corresponding Secretary: Richard Pizarro [email protected]

Recording Secretary: Howard Goltz

[email protected]

Newsletter & Website: Janet Contursi [email protected]

Member at Large: Kathy Yerich

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Member at Large: Marek Turowski [email protected]

Membership Support: John Lamprecht

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Forays: Lee Moellerman [email protected]

763-434-3354

ID Committee Chair: Ron Spinosa [email protected]

MMS Store: Delia Lam [email protected]

Collections & Vouchers: Adele Mehta

952-884-7362

General Counsel: Bob Fulgency [email protected]

952-920-9311

NAMA Trustee: Peggy Laine [email protected]

Scientific Advisors:

Dr. Tom Volk, U of WI [email protected]

608-787-0501

Dr. David McLaughlin, U of MN [email protected]

612-625-5736

FALL 2015

UPCOMING MMS FORAYS...

UPCOMING MMS MEETINGS & EVENTS...

October 10, Linwood Lakes Regional Park, 10 a.m. Take I35 north to the Wyoming (#135) exit. Go left (west) on Hwy. 22 about 5 miles. Look for a sign for Linwood Lake Landing on the left side of road (before you get to the large “Linwood Pizza Man” statue and outlet). Turn left into the Linwood Lake Landing parking area.

Oct. 12, 7:15 pm, MMS Meeting. 110 Green Hall, U of M St Paul Campus Oct. 26, 7:15 pm, Annual Potluck Meeting This is a member-only meeting. This year we're holding our potluck in a very nice and large space where we will not have to limit attendance! (see map and details on pg. 3) Location: U of MN Continuing Education Conference Center, 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 Parking is easiest in the Gortner lot at a cost of $4 per vehicle after 5pm, so carpooling is encouraged! Directions: Continue down Buford past where you would usually turn on left on Buford Circle for the usual meeting location. The conference Center is on the right side of the road after the stop sign at Gortner Avenue. The parking lot is even further down the road on the right past the conference center -- it is called the Gortner Lot #5104 When entering the building from the Gortner Lot, please follow the signs to get to the Elevator, which you'll take to UL - for upper level. The Dining area will be to your right when you exit the elevator. Here is a link to the website with parking directions: http://cce.umn.edu/continuing-education-and-conference-center/parking-directions Nov. 9, 7:15 pm, MMS Meeting. 110 Green Hall, U of M St Paul Campus MMS General Meeting: photo contest judging, election of officers and Golden Chanterelle nominations. We will be viewing and judging photo entries by our members. All members are invited and encouraged to enter the photo contest. Entries must be sub-mitted by Oct. 31st (see contest rules on pg. 4). At this meeting we will also nominate and elect officers (see pg. 5), nominate a member for the Golden Chanterelle award, and conduct our annual business meeting. Dec. 14, 7:15 pm, MMS Meeting. 110 Green Hall, U of M St Paul Campus Holiday Celebration Meeting! Treats and bargains! Mushroom books, T-shirts, hats, bags, etc., at great prices. Come and celebrate! There will be a silent auction. Please consider donating dried mushrooms for the auction. You may bring finger food.

The Toadstool Review is the newsletter of the MN Mycological Society published in January, April, July and October. The newsletter keeps members informed about club meetings, forays and other events, and includes articles and myco-logical information. The newsletter staff does not advocate or advise any specific use of wild mushrooms and assumes no responsibility for the consequences thereof. Submissions from members are welcome. Please email your submis-sion to the editor: [email protected] Deadline for submissions is the 15th of December, March, June and September. Photo and Article Guidelines 1. Articles should be around 700 words or less. Add a brief (2-3 sentences) bio and submit as a Word file. If sending photos, they should be jpg, no more than 90kb, and sized for the web (320x240). If you need to resize your photos be-fore sending them, here is a free program: http://ipiccy.com/ If you cannot resize photos, send them as-is and I’ll resize. 2. Photos of fungi should be accompanied by a caption, including identification of genus and species, and the photogra-pher’s full name. 3. Articles and photos taken from another source should have permission for reprinting. If you see an article/photo you think will be of interest, send me the link/title, and I’ll request permission to reprint. 4. If you are writing an original scientific article, please cite your sources.

2015 MMS Potluck Dinner The 2015 MMS Annual Potluck Dinner will be held on Monday, October 26 at 7:15 p.m. at the U of MN Con-tinuing Education Conference Center This is a member-only meeting. In preparing a dish for the potluck, please remember to use only one of the species of wild mushrooms listed below, and use only one species per dish. This list is smaller than in the past for a number of reasons, but primarily to address safety concerns. Dishes with any other mushrooms will not be allowed. However, a member may contact the president, John Lamprecht, in advance and request to include one of the past species, or another that is widely accepted as edible. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and the president’s approval is required. Commercially purchased mushrooms, cultivated mushrooms and non-mushroom dishes are also welcomed. In no case will Honey Caps, Armilleria mellea complex, be allowed. All dishes will require a recipe and ingredients list due to food allergy issues…no exceptions, please! Acceptable wild mushrooms (one per dish): 1. Large Puffball - Calvatia gigantea 2. Sulfur Shelf - Laetiporus sulphureus 3. Hen of the Woods - Grifola frondosa 4. Morel - Morchella elata & M. esculenta 5. Black Trumpet - Craterellus cornucopioides 6. Lobster - Hypomyces lactifluorum

All MMS members are invited to enter the 2015 MMS photo contest. The entries will be viewed and judged by the members present at the November general meeting. Please note: the deadline for entries is October 31, 2015. General Rules

• Deadline for all entries is October 31st of the contest year. • All photo entries will be judged as digital images in jpg format. • Entries are limited to 5 per category, per member. • Entries are required to be the work of the member while an active member of the MMS. • Entries are not limited to a particular locale for any category. • An entry can be entered in only one category, however a given subject or specimen can be entered in additional

categories if the additional photo is obviously significantly different or unique. • By entering a photo the entrant agrees to allow the MMS to use the photo for MMS purposes, although the

photo remains the property of the entrant. Previously copyrighted or published photos, which would violate this agreement, must be excluded.

• Contest coordinator may suggest a change in the category of an entry that appears to be misentered. • All entries must be labeled to genus and species for the Technical/Scientific and Pictorial categories. • First, second and third place winners for each category and division will be judged by the general members

present during the November regular MMS meeting. • Entrants can win only one prize in each category. • Honorable mention for other entries in each category that receive particular interest during the voting but do not place in the top three. Photos and artists will be acknowledged during the award powerpoint presentation.

Specific guidelines for each category

Pictorial: Quality of the photo is the primary criterion, with particular attention given to but not limited to the following:

• Overall composition • Lighting, clarity, depth of field, etc. • Aesthetic quality • Artistic creativity • A photo worthy of being on a calendar, greeting card or poster

Technical/Scientific: Entries should provide as much photo information as possible to scientifically identify the fungus.

• Shows key features for identification • Shows a typical example of the species • May show various stages of development • May be in the form of a single photo, multiple photos in a grouping or as one entry in a collage • Rare or unique species should receive extra consideration • Should be of sufficient quality to be included in a field guide

Other

• A high quality photo that does not fit well in other categories, or depicts a unique size, shape, grouping or example of a unique mycological phenomenon.

Activity/Humor

• Photo may depict any mycological event or associated activity with special consideration given to MMS, NAMA or other mycological association-sponsored activities

• Humorous entries or those showing “oddities” should be humorous or of special interest because of the photo content and text applied to the photo

• Quality of the photo is important

Please email your digital images as an attachment, or send as a link from a photo sharing website to Jessica Kohen, photo contest director: [email protected]. Hard copies will not be accepted.

2015 Photo Contest Rules

MMS November Election Meeting Our club is 100 percent volunteer, and the leadership is no exception. Our board is made up of a mixture of officers elected by the membership, and several committee chairs and officers, selected by the president, who are necessary for the smooth operation of the club. This year elections will take place at the November 9th General Meeting. All elected officer positions are up for election. The election is held during the meeting, and all members pre-sent may vote. Nominations from members will be accepted either ahead of time or at the meeting. If current officers desire to remain and there are no other nominations, selection can be by simple acclamation. If there are several candidates, all will have a chance to speak on their behalf, and a paper ballot will be used for vot-ing. Ballots will be turned over for tabulation to our General Council and Past President, or to at least two Board members not involved in the election. The results will be announced at the meeting. The following are the Board positions open for election and the names of the current officers: Board positions up for election: Current officers: President John Lamprecht Vice President Betty Jo Fulgency Corresponding Secretary Richard Pizarro Recording Secretary Howard Goltz Treasurer Claudette Lamprecht Member-at-Large 1 Marek Turowski Member-at-Large 2 Kathy Yerich

Each officer should express to the president their intentions. If members have nominations, contact John Lamprecht: [email protected] Members can also make nominations from the floor at the November meeting.

Renew your MMS membership!

Now is a great time to renew for 2016!

Three reasons to renew: 1. You won’t miss any 2016 MMS newsletters.

2. You’ll be able to attend all 2016 MMS forays and events. 3. Renew now and beat the rush!

See pg. 11 for renewal form

First Annual Joint Foray in Cable, WI

Labor Day weekend spent in the woods of Northern Wisconsin sounds like a winner! This year was definitely just that as the first joint foray with the Cable Museum of Natural History, Wisconsin Mycological Society and the MMS was held in Cable, in beautiful Bayfield County.

Individual forays were held over the course of two days at six different sites in the area, and nearly 250 differ-ent species were cataloged. The Saturday forays were open to the public, with WMS and MMS members join-ing in and providing expertise. I am proud to say that nearly 30 MMS members made the trip for Saturday, and a strong core group stayed for Sunday to assist with identification and catalog duties. The Cable Museum of Natural History served as the gathering place and headquarters. This fabulous museum is worth taking time to visit if you are ever in the area, and it will likely serve in a similar capacity if the current plans for the NAMA national foray in 2017 hold true.

We certainly will be repeating the efforts in 2016 next year for a 2nd Annual event. With the different habitat and trees, many of the species we saw were different, new or at least less familiar to us. Some of them were previously seldom found in the area and will add to the national fungal collections. This was very gratifying, and I was surprised how many of our members have ties to the area or cabins close by. Of course there were edibles to be had, with lots of Hedgehogs, Black Trumpets, some Porcini and Chaga topping the list. I would recommend you putting this on your “things to do list” for next year.

Could a mushroom a day help keep the doctor away?

A new University of Florida study shows increased immunity in people who ate a cooked shiitake mushroom every day for four weeks.

Of the thousands of mushroom species globally, about 20 are used for culinary purposes. Shiitake mush-rooms are native to Asia and are cultivated for their culinary and medicinal value.

In a 2011 study led by UF Food Science and Human Nutrition Professor Sue Percival, 52 healthy adults, age 21 to 41, came to the Gainesville campus, where researchers gave them a four-week supply of dry shiitake mushrooms. Participants took the mushrooms home, cleaned and cooked them. Then they ate one, 4-ounce serving of mushrooms each day during the experiment.

Through blood tests before and after the experiment, researchers saw better-functioning gamma delta T-cells and reductions in inflammatory proteins.

“If you eat a shiitake mushroom every day, you could see changes in their immune system that are benefi-cial,” said Percival, an Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty member. “We’re enhancing the im-mune system, but we’re also reducing the inflammation that the immune system produces.”

To be eligible for the study, participants could not be vegans or vegetarians. They also could not drink tea, take antioxidant supplements or probiotics before the study. They also could not consume more than 14 glasses of alcoholic beverages per week or eat more than seven servings of fruits and vegetables per day during the experiment.

Percival explained the dietary restrictions as follows: Fiber, tea and probiotics help the body’s immune sys-tem, so researchers didn’t want to start with people who already had a strong immune system. Additionally, that much alcohol could suppress immunity, she said.

The study was published online April 11 in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. Reprinted from: http://news.ifas.ufl.edu/2015/04/ufifas-study-mushrooms-boost-immunity/

Blue Boletus Bites by Rachel Pastick

During the MMS foray at Sandy Dune State Forest this blue boletus was found ... along with many more mushrooms! MMS members Nick and Rachel decided to turn their boletus into gourmet appetizers they call "Blue Boletus Bites."

Ingredients A few Blue Boletus sliced Green or sweet onions sliced Green peppers sliced (optional) Butter French baguette bread Parmesan cheese Cherry tomato (or smaller variety halved) Olive oil Salt and pepper to taste. Directions ● Melt butter in skillet and add sliced onions. Saute on medium heat until soft. ● Add sliced boletus and green peppers. Stir occasionally and cook until the peppers are soft and the blue color in the mush-rooms is replaced by beautiful golden hues. ● Add salt and pepper to taste. ● Slice the French bread and top with cooked onions, mush-rooms and peppers. ● Garnish with tomatoes and parmesan cheese. ● Serve plated with olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping if desired. Enjoy!

Scenes from the 2015 MMS State Fair Exhibit

Button Mushrooms Contain As Much Anti-oxidants As Expensive Ones

Although the button mushroom is the foremost cultivated edible mushroom in the world with thou-sands of tonnes being eaten every year, it is often thought of as a poor relation to its more exotic and expensive cousins and to have lesser value nutritionally. But according to new research in SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, the white button mushroom has as much anti-oxidant properties as its more expensive rivals, the maitake and the matsutake mushrooms -- both of which are highly prized in Japanese cuisine for their reputed health properties including lowering blood pressure and their alleged ability to fight cancer. Anti-oxidants are believed to help ward off illness and boost the body's immune system by acting as free radical scavengers, helping to mop up cell damage caused by free radicals. Dr Jean-Michel Savoie and his team from the Institut National de la Recherche Agrinomique, a Gov-ernmental research institute in France, found that anti-radical activity was equivalent to, if not more, than the better known mushrooms when they measured the respective mushrooms' free radical scavenging ability. The French team also found that the body of the mushroom had a higher concentration of anti-oxidants than the stalk. Dr Jean-Michel said: "It can be reasonably assumed that white button mushrooms have as much, if not more, radical scavenging power as mushrooms currently touted for their health benefit. The good thing is button mushrooms are available all year round, are cheap and may be an excellent source of nutrition as part of a healthy diet." Reprinted from: Society of Chemical Industry. "Button Mushrooms Contain As Much Anti-oxidants As Expensive Ones." ScienceDaily, 12 February 2008. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080206090452.htm [Article printed verbatim from original—European style spelling]

A note from the Canadian Medical Association Journal

Eating wild, foraged mushrooms can result in liver failure or death as misidentification is common

Foraging and eating wild mushrooms can result in liver failure and even death because mistaking toxic mush-rooms for edible varieties is common, illustrates a case published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) "Distinguishing safe from harmful mushrooms is a challenge even for mycologists," writes Dr. Adina Weiner-man, Division of General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, with coau-thors. The case focuses on a previously healthy 52-year-old immigrant woman of Asian descent who had foraged for wild mushrooms in a local park with her husband, who had foraging experience in his native land. The woman presented with severe abdominal pain and gastrointestinal distress, and eventually required a liver transplant. She had brought samples of the mushrooms -- the toxic species Aminata bisporigera -- she had eaten. People with poisoning from toxic mushrooms go through three phases. Gastrointestinal symptoms including pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea (within 6-24 hours after ingestion), is followed by a false "recovery" pe-riod in which the patient appears to improve. The authors caution that this temporary phase can result in pre-mature discharge from hospital or emergency department. In the final phase, occurring 48 hours after inges-tion, the patient's liver begins to fail, leading to multiorgan failure and potentially death. There is no antidote for mushroom toxicity. Physicians caring for patients with this condition should provide aggressive care to combat symptoms, monitor liver function, consult a poison control centre for additional treatments and investigate liver organ donation in case of liver failure. Although charcoal can absorb the toxin, the delayed development of symptoms and presentation to an emergency department limits its efficacy because it needs to be administered promptly. Foraging is becoming increasingly popular, and people need to be aware of the associated risks of misidenti-fying mushrooms. Mushrooms of the Amanita genus, which includes over 600 types, cause most deaths from mushroom poisoning. "Patients should be counselled that poisonous and edible mushrooms can be very similar in appearance and that wild mushrooms of uncertain identity should not be eaten. This information is especially important for im-migrants who might mistake local poisonous mushrooms for familiar edible species from their native land," conclude the authors. They recommend that public health authorities be informed in case of poisoning so that they can locate the source of toxic mushrooms to prevent further cases of poisoning. Reprinted from: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-07/cmaj-ewf070815.php

Science Corner

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/349/6249/677.summary Yeast into opium? Move over poppies! http://entomologytoday.org/2015/09/14/research-on-fungus-farming-beetles-reveals-a-new-wood-decaying-fungus/ Research on fungus-farming beetles reveals a new wood-decaying fungus. http://forestfungiproject.org/ The Forest Fungi Project http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/miyamotoi.html New tick-borne disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia miyamotoi. The bacterium can be transferred to hu-mans through the deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), the same tick responsible for Lyme disease. Infection can cause some similar symptoms to Lyme, including fever, headache, fatigue, and muscle aches, but acute Lyme disease often presents with rash, while infection with Borrelia miyamotoi does not. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25378095 Edible mushroom-related poisoning. A 2014 study revealed that in 400 out of 457 cases tested, poison symp-toms were caused by ingestion of identified edible mushroom species. The main reason for edible mushroom poisoning is associated with their incorrect processing after harvest. The largest percentage of poisoning was connected with long-term storage of mushroom dishes, collecting, and storing them in plastic bags, and long storage of mushrooms. Of patients sickened by edible mushrooms, close to a third con-sumed mushrooms more than two days old, and about 25% stored the mushrooms in plastic bags. Harvest-ing mushrooms at 77 degrees F. or higher, and carrying mushrooms in plastic bags for more than three hours in hot weather contributed to their toxicity.

Marty Franklin found this chaga in the Hibbing area. Marty was first introduced to Inonotus obliquus (chaga) when he attended an MMS Nordic skiing foray in Savanna Portage State Park. Ever since, he kept his eyes open for Betula papyrifera (paper birch), in decline, in hopes of finding chaga. Marty is a recreational technical arborist, and in the photo he is about to harvest chaga from a dead birch tree while anchored in two living trees -- one on ei-ther side of the dead birch.

RELEASE I (We) realize that when engaged in wild mushroom activities, serious physical injury and personal property damage may accidentally occur. I (We) further realize that there is the possibility of having an allergic reaction to, or being poisoned by eating wild mushrooms, and that the adverse reactions to eating wild mushrooms range from mild indigestion to fatal illness. Knowing the risks, I (We) agree to assume the risks, and agree to release, hold harmless and indemnify the Minnesota Mycological Society, and any officer or member thereof, from any and all legal responsibility for injuries or accidents incurred by myself or my family during, or as a result of any mushroom identification, field trip, excursion, publication, meeting, dining or any other activity sponsored by the MMS. Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ______________ Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ______________

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The Minnesota Mycological Society Inside this issue: 1 — President’s message 2 — Upcoming forays, meetings & events 3 — 2015 MMS Annual Potluck Dinner announcement 4 — 2015 MMS Photo Contest rules 5 — MMS November Elections Meeting notice 6 — First Annual Joint Foray in Cable, WI 7 — Could a mushroom a day help keep the doctor away? 8 — Blue Boletus Bites, by by Rachel Pastick 9 — Scenes from the 2015 MMS State Fair Exhibit 10 — Button Mushrooms Contain As Much Anti-oxidants As Expensive Ones 11 — A note from the Canadian Medical Association Journal 12 — MMS Science Corner 13 — MMS membership application & renewal form

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