Basically Morels: Mushroom Hunting, Cooking, Lore & Advice (Nature & Cooking) (Paperback)

by Larry Lonik (Author)

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Product Description
The who, what, where, when, why and how of mushrooming. An excellent body of knowledge for the novice or seasoned pro, from the expert who continues to do it all with mushrooms: picking, cooking and growing. This is the information mushroom hunters want, and the curious need to get started safely on this wonderful, healthy family activity. This book is part of Lonik's Nature and Cooking Series.

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Stackpole Books is proud to be the North American distributor for RKT Trade Publishing, featuring the work of Larry "Tree" Lonik, the world's foremost expert on the morel mushroom. He wrote the first book on morels, designed and built the first facility to commercially grow morels, picks morels around the world, and has been featured in numerous national, regional, and international media. "Larry is our foremost morel authority." CBS News, Sunday Morning

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: R K T Publishing (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931715016
• ISBN-13: 978-0931715013
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #706,209 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, but don't buy "The Curious Morel" as well, May 27, 2002

By	Dan Howell (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This book "Basically Morels" is informative and has some nice recipes inside, however, this book is an almost word for word update of Larry Lonik's book "The Curious Morel", so if you already have that book then don't buy this one. Larry Lonik should be ashamed of himself for ripping off fellow mushroomers, by changing the name of his updated version of "The Curious Morel" to "Basically Morels" just so he can make another dollar.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basically ...Morels, November 4, 2006

By	benny builds banyas (Alaska) - See all my reviews

I first picked this book off a bookstore shelf in Whitehorse when I was headed home with a BUNCH of Morels I picked up on the Kenai Peninsula. I thought there was enough meat to it that I ordered it later. It's a pretty thin volume ~130 pages, but then it isn't too pricey either. There are a couple of pages devoted to preserving morels. I had dried all mine, and Lonik gave techniques for canning and freezing them as well. There are also some 60 pages of recipes, which must be around 50 recipes; I didn't count. I thought there were some good recipes and some good cooking ideas. The book is pretty much just what the title says. That's not to say that it tells all about Morels: it's definitely geared to the collector not the student. If you're looking for a book about collecting morels and what to do with them once you have them, I recommend Basically Morels. If you're looking for different types of information about morels, this probably isn't the book for you.

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your $, March 28, 2006

By	Bob - See all my reviews

Very little information on where to hunt for mushrooms. (on the ground is about as close as you will get with this book) Some decent recipes but that's all you'll get from this book.