Friday, August 12, 2011
If You Go Down To The Woods Today…
During our forest strolls in Sweden, (yes we take forest strolls now!) we often encountered groups of people carrying baskets full of beautiful Chanterelle mushrooms. A glance of acknowledgement followed by a secretive scurry back in to the woods would be as far as communication would go. Swedes take mushroom hunting extremely seriously and around this time of year, with each new summer rain mushrooms plump up and fill the forest. A good picking spot, once found is hardly ever shared, because the mushrooms will continue to to spring up in the same area.
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