Comments on: St George’s mushrooms, a sublime taste of Spring

By: Seasonal eating in May « MAKE WEALTH HISTORY

Seasonal eating in May « MAKE WEALTH HISTORY — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:57:54 +0000

[...] you want to enjoy the bounty of the fields and woods, look out for morels and St George mushrooms. I was pleased to find the latter growing on the lawn. I’m sure your mother told you not to [...]

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:20:27 +0000

Craig, Jenny, Jeremy – lucky you! Glad you’re enjoying your St George crops and hope your rings keep fruiting through May. Thanks for your comments, Nick

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:17:50 +0000

Trish - For tips on how to safely identify edible wild mushrooms, read Mushrooms without fear: 9 steps to avoid poisoning yourself. Be sensibly cautious and you'll soon be enjoying the joys of wild mushrooms.

By: Grub

Grub — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:07:40 +0000

St. George’s….Best of British!!! We sometimes forget where we live!

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:01:40 +0000

I think i’ve got st. george’s mushroom’s on my lawn, but am worried to try them in case they are poisonous. Any tips??

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:38:26 +0000

Thanks for the information, I found these in my garden and thought they looked tasty – looked them up and found they were edible and was very pleased with the results!

By: jenny powell

jenny powell — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:34:53 +0000

Found this at the top of a google search and it’s fascinating as, for the second year, on my front lawn (in West Sussex – next to chalk downland) is a sizeable crop of St George’s mushrooms.

In fact, they may have appeared before, but last year (2008) there were so many I identified them from a library book and devoured them after sauteeing in butter and combining with a reduction of white wine, creme fraiche and parsley with lots of pepper. I don’t think they have the flavour of ceps or girolles but they are definitely worth eating.

What is amazing is the proximity to St George’s day of their appearance – it seems almost overnight. Ok they’re a couple of days early but the calendar isn’t quite exact either. So thanks for your interesting post.

By: Craig Kew

Craig Kew — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:22:23 +0000

Just found these in my communal garden there is a ring there was only three mushrooms though grass gets mowed regularly. Its also on a busy road in south east london. Now I have tried them I will keep my eyes out for more. My neighbour said they were toadstools but I had one about 20 minutes ago and they haven’t killed me yet. They have the woody flavour that people describe.

By: Odile Churchward

Odile Churchward — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:29:11 +0000

Hi, just picked my first lot for the season- yummy. I live next to a pub, and the ring is shared between my lawn and theirs. People stare at me when I water their side and then go over and pick the Mousserons (French name for St. g.) -
did you know their are supposed to be good for diabetics and lower blood sugar.

By: Scott at Realepicurean

Scott at Realepicurean — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:34:13 +0000

I’m an avid (but not very skilled) mushroom picker but have only ever done it at the beginning of autumn. I keep promising myself to go to the woods to find some wild garlic, so I’ll keep my eyes peeled.