The black mushroom is also popularly called the nigella. Mushroom pickers do not really like it, so they collect it only if the year turned out to be not mushroom or there are simply no other mushrooms nearby. Compared to white mushrooms and other edible mushrooms, black mushrooms are not very tasty, spoiling their bitter taste. It also camouflages quite well due to its dark color, making it hard to find.
Black mushroom grows in the northern regions of Russia, in the forests. It is simply impossible to confuse it with some other mushroom; it does not have poisonous double mushrooms. Interestingly, in other countries this mushroom is considered inedible and even poisonous, perhaps because of the bitter and caustic juice. The breast is a rather large mushroom, the diameter of its cap is from 20 cm or more. The stem is short but thick, which is why it skillfully hides behind fallen leaves.
The color of the cap is not quite black, it can be olive, brown and very dark. Concentric vague circles are clearly visible, the edges of the cap are slightly loweredand strongly bent. In wet weather they are a bit sticky. In young mushrooms, the cap is almost flat, with a slight indentation in the center, over time it becomes like a funnel. The plates are not frequent, adherent to the stem, have a gray-white color.
Black milk mushrooms have dense, white and very brittle flesh. When broken, milky white juice is plentifully released from it. His taste is bitter, one might say, even burning. It is for this reason that the black mushroom belongs to the group of conditionally edible mushrooms. Before eating, mushrooms must be thoroughly soaked in water, because otherwise it will be impossible to eat them. The smell of mushrooms is very pleasant, there are very few worm mushrooms, if they occur, then only among adult specimens.
Starting from the second half of July until September, you can go to the forest to replenish stocks of mushrooms such as black mushrooms. Photos taken by experienced mushroom pickers will not allow you to make a mistake, and this view is very difficult to confuse with something else. The fungus creates a kind of symbiosis with the trees. In spruce forests it can be found, but very rarely, but in mixed forests, where birch trees grow, there are a lot of mushrooms.
Usually there are a lot of these mushrooms, because they bear fruit abundantly, but it is problematic to find them. The black mushroom rests on a short leg, therefore it is completely covered under the litter of last year's leaves. You can only see old mushrooms, they are a little higher, but this is also very difficult because of the dark color,merging with the earth. You need to search near the birches, stepping carefully and listening to the steps. If there was a characteristic crack, it means that a breast fell under the leg. It grows in groups, so if you find one, you can collect a whole basket.
Black milk mushrooms are mainly harvested for pickles. They can also be fried and boiled, but it is worth soaking them first, because they cannot be eaten because of the bitter taste. When s alting, mushrooms are soaked in water for 4 days under oppression, while the water changes every day. You can also boil it if you wish. After you need to start s alting. It is best to s alt mushrooms separately, because they can turn other mushrooms black. S alted mushrooms become cherry. They are ready to eat two months after s alting.
