Enjoying the out-doors

**John H.** · 02-17-2005, 09:30 AM

For those of you interested, here is a good book to help you enjoy being outside and having fun:

Fernald, Merritt Lyndon: EDIBLE WILD PLANTS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, Harper and Row, c1958. Read about the poisionous plants FIRST - you want to KNOW what NOT to use beforehand.

Try some of the plants listed yourself and see. I think you will really enjoy the fun that comes with doing things like this for yourself and those you care about. And you will learn a lot and have fun doing it.

Take Care, John H.

**Mudge** · 02-17-2005, 01:03 PM

Avoid mushrooms. Even experts screw up from time to time.

**Witmaster** · 02-17-2005, 02:26 PM

Oh, I'm pretty certain I know exactly which mushrooms to eat. Being raised on a farm had it's definate advantages

**Chain Link** · 02-17-2005, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by John H.

Read about the poisionous plants FIRST - you want to KNOW what NOT to use beforehand.

Ouch, sounds like somebody had a bad case out poison-toilet paper-ivy.

......
Wow.. come to think of it, that would be extremely akward news to get on a camping trip.. or.. anywhere...

Originally Posted by John H.

My ass hurts.

Originally Posted by Chain Link

**John H.** · 02-18-2005, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by Mudge

Avoid mushrooms. Even experts screw up from time to time.

Hi Mudge,

Actually you are told that in the beginning of the book itself. And this is NOT a place to screw up - mushrooms can be DEADLY and the suffering is TREMENDOUS and permanent.

Take Care, John H.

**John H.** · 02-18-2005, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Chain Link

Ouch, sounds like somebody had a bad case out poison-toilet paper-ivy.

......
Wow.. come to think of it, that would be extremely akward news to get on a camping trip.. or.. anywhere...

Hi Chain,

That would be true for sure.

The place where you show you are quoting me about "my ass hurts" - I never said that or made that statement. I do not talk like that and do not write like that. I do not know how you did what you did in quoting me.

Take Care, John H.

**Chain Link** · 02-18-2005, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by John H.

Hi Chain,

That would be true for sure.

The place where you show you are quoting me about "my ass hurts" - I never said that or made that statement. I do not talk like that and do not write like that. I do not know how you did what you did in quoting me.

Take Care, John H.

Nono, I didnt mean that you said that- It was meant as a quote of the thing that would be extremely akward to hear.
Also, I didnt intend it as disrespectful, it just occured to me as I was typing and I thought it was too funny not to add

**Mudge** · 02-18-2005, 12:11 PM

If someone studies mushrooms their whole life and loses a liver over it, I dont think growing up on a farm is going to make someone more of an expert.

My dad was a country boy too AND studies them, that doesn't mean he can identify 3200 species accurately, about 1200 of which are harmfull.

**iMan323** · 02-18-2005, 12:38 PM

How many of those species are magic?

**iMan323** · 02-18-2005, 12:40 PM

Anybody here goes outdoors to 'tough-it-out"? it's definately a very fun experience. You don't have a large load to carry and you WILL have something to talk about when you get back.

**John H.** · 02-19-2005, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by Chain Link

Nono, I didnt mean that you said that- It was meant as a quote of the thing that would be extremely akward to hear.
Also, I didnt intend it as disrespectful, it just occured to me as I was typing and I thought it was too funny not to add

Hi Chain,

GOT YA!!

Now I understand!

Take Care, John H.

**John H.** · 02-19-2005, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by iMan323

How many of those species are magic?

Hi iMan,

There's "magic" EVERYWHERE!!!

Take Care, John H.

**Lucifer** · 02-19-2005, 01:47 PM

May I suggest the Belladonna...

Scientific Name
Atropa belladonna
Common Name
Belladonna, deadly nightshade

HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN!

Characteristics

Family
Solanaceae
Plant Description
Coarse, branched, perennial herb with red sap; leaves alternate, simple; flowers axillary, drooping, tubular, 5-lobed, dull red-purple or greenish purple; fruit a glossy, purple-black berry.
Origin
Eurasia.
Where Found
Landscape in flower garden as herbaceous, flowering ornamental.
Mode
Ingestion.
Poisonous Part
All parts, mainly berries.
Symptoms
Fever, rapid pulse, dilation of pupils, hot and dry flushed skin, headache, dry mouth, difficulty of swallowing, burning of the throat, hallucinations, convulsions.
Toxic Principle
Tropane alkaloids, atropine and others.
Severity
HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN!

**Lucifer** · 02-19-2005, 01:49 PM

I kept suggesting it to Kinsey. Dedicated to research my ass the prick wouldn't eat it.

**bio-chem** · 02-20-2005, 06:13 PM

so your saying you have kinsey in hell with you lucifer?

Thread: Enjoying the out-doors

Thread Tools

Display