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magic mushy's

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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o.k i want to try em but don't know where to pick them <IMG SRC="frown.gif" border="0" ALT="frown"> i've been told of a couple of fields where they grow <IMG SRC="smile.gif" border="0" ALT="smile"> but what time of the year ? and what do they look like ? i gather its very important you get the right one's or you could end up six foot under, i have somebody to look at them once i've got them but he can't be arsed with a picking mission <IMG SRC="mad.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> so i won't consume the wrong ones, but i really don't want to go picking every single 1 i can find ! do they grow near cow shit as a rule ?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    See here http://www.spagfunk.co.uk/shrooms.htm
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Blagsta's posted a link for only one type of magic in this country. There are 4+ types of shroom in the UK. Fly Agaric's (Amanita muscaria) is the most common and though being closely related to the most deadly (the Death Cap) it is one of the nicest highs. http://www.erowid.org/plants/amanitas/amanitas_muscaria_muscaria.shtml for pics and http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php3?ID=365 for an experience.

    False Chanterelle (Sp?) is also said to make you trip though I havn't got much knowledge on it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    In the UK there are usually 2 good times of year.. early-mid spring & mid-late autumn, last year seemed a little different. I saw no mushies in spring or autumn but they came out en masse in the summer months... the best places for psilocybes is near the edge of a well-maintained field.. the weather must be warmish, the air must be damp... pick them straight away (mushie picking is an early morning pursuit), pick within 1 hour of them sprouting if you can.. they quickly become maggot feasts in the day sun. They are also more potent when they are freshly picked. As a rough guide they are small, cream-coloured heads with a little brown nipple on top and dark brown-purple gills

    Try pressing the head of a mushroom face up on a piece of paper to take a "spore print", A very deep purple spore colour is a tell-tale sign of psilocybin. If the spores are white, tan, orange, etc then you almost certainly don't have the right mushies. If the spores are dark brown or black you might have the right ones.. look closer - deep purple is hard to see and can look black or brown.

    You are right to be REAL careful when eating any wild mushrooms, there are many deadly ones and plenty that just give you horrible stomach cramps and nausea. There are antidotes if you act fast but the nasty effects can take upto 2 or 3 days to come on... by that time the antidote is usually useless. Mushroom poisoning is said to be a horrific death too.. be very careful!

    PS - remember with psilocybes - once youre tripping... don't get hung up thinking about how you might have picked the wrong ones..
    if youre tripping you must have got it right!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ive searched for psylocibes but never found any...But Amanita Muscarias are legal, pretty common and they give you a pleasant high...Ya should check out www.erowid.org for info on Amanita muscaria dosage and effects...
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