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The Cep (Boletus Edulis) is the most exciting find (for me), in the forest.  This is the one that all my neighbours will ask me about.  This is the one that is the measure of my mushrooming skill or luck.
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cep (Boletus Edulis) is the most exciting find (for me), in the forest.  This is the one that all my neighbours will ask me about.  This is the one that is the measure of my mushrooming skill or luck.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Even people who can&#8217;t cook will be able to make something delicious with this mushroom; selling at 25 euros a kilo in the supermarket (when they have got them), a few hours in the forest on an Autumn Sunday morning can be a really profitable exercise.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Those of my friends and neighbours who only go mushrooming once a year will be looking for this mushroom.  And for 6 weeks or so, every Autumn, the bars will be full of gossip about who has found what and where, and who&#8217;s luck wasn&#8217;t so good.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Where and when to find them</h2>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The first Ceps will usually start to appear at some point in August.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, the really big appearances will be in September and October. Some years the arrival is early and some years it is late.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ceps seem to be more abundant if a long, hot and dry summer is terminated with a sudden cold snap. It is not unusual to find a Cep or two in December.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Image © Jens H. Petersen/<a href="http://www.mycokey.com/">MycoKey</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Locally, it is believed that it is best to hunt for Ceps 3 days after heavy rain and when the moon is full.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Occasionally, in dry years, Ceps pop up in late May or June. Strictly speaking, these early arrivals are Boletus Aestivalis (Summer Cep) but, locally, they are considered to be Ceps.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cep is generally found under broadleaved trees, either singly or in groups.  Occasionally it will be found under conifers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As with most mushrooms, it is best to go looking for Ceps as early in the morning as possible.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Specifically associated with Oak, Beech and Chestnut trees, the Cep seems to prefer airy and not too dark areas of the forest.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;">How to identify</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/boletus_edulis2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-249" style="margin-right: 10px;" title="boletus_edulis2" src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/boletus_edulis2.jpg" alt="boletus edulis2 Boletus Edulis" width="285" height="193" /></a>Boletus edulis is a pretty easily recognized mushroom.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It has a characteristic shape (with a swollen base), reticulation on the stem, and its cap has a characteristic texture &#8211; like a very well buffed, soft, sticky leather.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Its white to olive yellow pores do not bruise blue when injured.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Image © Jens H. Petersen/<a href="http://www.mycokey.com/">MycoKey</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Cap •  The cap varies from 8 to 30 cm and is convex in the button stage, becoming broadly convex to nearly flat when mature. It is often tacky when wet but smooth, like well buffed leather when dry. Normally light brown to brown to dark brown (sometimes nearly red).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Pores •  The pores are whitish at first, becoming yellow to olive.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Stem •  The stems are from 8 to 20 cm long and 2 to -10 cm thick at apex. They are usually club-shaped to nearly club-shaped when young (rarely equal), club-shaped to equal; finely lined over at least the upper half; white, or white below and brownish above.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Flesh •  The flesh is normally white, solid and unchanging. Sometimes tinged with rose shades near the cap surface and around worm holes and (unlike other members of the Boletus family), rarely discolouring slightly blue near the tubes.</p>
<h2>Cooking</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/boletus_edulis3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-252" style="margin-right: 10px;" title="boletus_edulis3" src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/boletus_edulis3.jpg" alt="boletus edulis3 Boletus Edulis" width="288" height="193" /></a><img src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/images/chef_jacket40px.jpg" alt="chef jacket40px Boletus Edulis"  title="Boletus Edulis" /> <img src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/images/chef_jacket40px.jpg" alt="chef jacket40px Boletus Edulis"  title="Boletus Edulis" /> <img src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/images/chef_jacket40px.jpg" alt="chef jacket40px Boletus Edulis"  title="Boletus Edulis" /> The Cep is one of the most delicous of all the Boletes (and certainly the most highly regarded), and one of the most useful in the kitchen.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As with many mushrooms, my inclination would be to do as little as possible to the Cep, during the preparation and cooking process, in order to <em>Allow the Mushroom To Talk!</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Image © Jens H. Petersen/<a href="http://www.mycokey.com">MycoKey</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Cleaning of the Ceps should be done as they are picked, before putting them in your basket (so as to keep the other mushrooms you have in there, nice and clean). You should use your knife to scrape (or shave) away any dirt, and then a quick brush to clean it up.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ceps can be eaten raw (in a salad perhaps, dressed with a vinagarette.)  The larger examples can be sliced and lightly smeared with oil or butter and grilled or, gently fried in a pan.  Any seasoning should be added towards the end of the cooking process (and please, please don&#8217;t cook them for too long).</p>
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<h2>Storage</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/boletus_edulis4.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-256" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="boletus_edulis4" src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/boletus_edulis4.jpg" alt="boletus edulis4 Boletus Edulis" width="257" height="193" /></a>The primary method of storage is drying.   This can be accomplished in a specialist drying machine, in the open air or in a warm oven.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Small and clean examples can be stored in olive oil for eating raw at a later date.</p>
<p>Finely chopped Ceps can also be warmed in butter which is then frozen to make a mushroom butter.</p>
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The Chanterelle (Cantharellus Cibarius) is a wonderful find for me.  With a few of these in my basket, I&#8217;ll be salivating all the way home from the forest.
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<td align="left">Do you know the name?</td>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The Chanterelle (Cantharellus Cibarius) is a wonderful find for me.  With a few of these in my basket, I&#8217;ll be salivating all the way home from the forest.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">One of the most prized and sought after wild mushrooms, Chanterelles taste exquisite and have a beautiful apricot aroma with a slightly peppery taste.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In the kitchen they are suprisingly robust and stand up better to cooking than many other mushrooms; managing to preserve their taste and characteristics over a wide range of cooking treatments.</p>
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<h2>When and Where to find them</h2>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><img style="margin-top: 10px;" src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/images/dec40px.jpg" alt="dec40px Cantharellus Cibarius" width="24" height="32" title="Cantharellus Cibarius" /> <img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 10px;" src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/images/pine40px.jpg" alt="pine40px Cantharellus Cibarius" width="24" height="32" title="Cantharellus Cibarius" /> Chanterelles normally start popping up in July and stick around until late November or early December.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Unlike many other mushrooms, Chanterelles seem to like a wet summer and are most abundant about three days after a good downpour.</p>
<p>Image above © Jens H. Petersen/<a href="http://www.mycokey.com/">MycoKey</a></p>
<p>They are commonly found under pine, beech or birch trees.</p>
<h2>How to identify</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/cantharellus_cibarius2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-223" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="cantharellus_cibarius2" src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/cantharellus_cibarius2.jpg" alt="cantharellus cibarius2 Cantharellus Cibarius" width="266" height="193" /></a>The Chanterelle is a fairly easy mushroom to identify due to it&#8217;s shape and bright colour.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Cap</strong> •  The Chanterelle has a yellowish funnel-shaped cap 2 to 8 cm wide.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Gills</strong> •  It has deep ridges, instead of gills, which run underneath its orangey funnel-shaped cap.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Flesh</strong> •  The flesh is yellowish-white, soft and has a fruity taste..</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Image © Jens H. Petersen/<a href="http://www.mycokey.com/">MycoKey</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Chanterelle can be confused with the <em>False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)</em> which has a similar appearance. Distinguishing factors are color (true Chanterelle is uniform egg-yellow, while the false one is more orange in hue and graded, with darker center) and attachment of gills to the stem (true Chanterelle has them running down the stem unlike the false one).</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/1878_Cantharellus_cibarius_250px.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-227" style="margin-right: 10px;" title="1878_Cantharellus_cibarius_250px" src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/1878_Cantharellus_cibarius_250px.jpg" alt="1878 Cantharellus cibarius 250px Cantharellus Cibarius" width="250" height="327" /></a><img src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/images/chef_jacket40px.jpg" alt="chef jacket40px Cantharellus Cibarius"  title="Cantharellus Cibarius" /> <img src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/images/chef_jacket40px.jpg" alt="chef jacket40px Cantharellus Cibarius"  title="Cantharellus Cibarius" /> <img src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/images/chef_jacket40px.jpg" alt="chef jacket40px Cantharellus Cibarius"  title="Cantharellus Cibarius" /> Prior to cooking, you may wish to clean the Chanterelles.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You should try to remove as much dirt as possible by brushing the mushrooms rather than washing them.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Chanterelles don&#8217;t seem to attract too many insects but, if you do find an infestation, a gentle dunk in salted water for a few minutes before cooking can do wonders.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Locally, a fine spray of watered down vinegar would be used to encourage the <em>extra protein</em> to leave the mushrooms.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Once again, my inclination would be to do as little as possible to the Cep, during the preparation and cooking process, in order to <em>Allow the Mushroom To Talk!</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">These are great mushrooms &#8211; they shouldn&#8217;t be buried in the cooking.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I like lightly sauted Chanterelles in a salad and cooking in butter seems to be the favourite method.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/cantharellus_cibarius_02_380px.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-230" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="cantharellus_cibarius_02_380px" src="http://www.mushroomdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/cantharellus_cibarius_02_380px.jpg" alt="cantharellus cibarius 02 380px Cantharellus Cibarius" width="380" height="285" /></a>Chanterelles don&#8217;t seem to dry very well (or, at least, they don&#8217;t retain their flavour when rehydrated.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The best way to preserve Chanterelles is to lightly cook in butter and freeze the result.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Storing in oil can also work for especially clean examples.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Because of the gills, it is important to clean the mushrooms well before storing.</p>
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<td valign="top"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747589321/keitheckcom-21"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747589321.jpg"  alt="Mushroom Diary - mushrooming in south-west Brittany, France" title="Mushroom Diary - mushrooming in south-west Brittany, France" width="140" border="0" /></a><small><b>Mushrooms: River Cottage Handbook No.1</b>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This River Cottage Handbook, `Mushrooms&#8217; by John Wright, is a genuinely funny and hugely informative guide to mushroom and toadstools with some useful cooking tips and recipes too. (Some are even simple enough to try!)</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Quite simply &#8211; this is the best book of its kind &#8211; superb descriptions and pictures &#8211; the only book required to correctly identify mushrooms in the UK.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Wild mushrooms can be difficult to identify, and many poisonous species look similar to edible ones. An identification guide must therefore leave nothing to doubt, and this book uses both photographs and drawings to present all the essential details</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This handy, practical guide offers a quick way for beginners to identify mushrooms and toadstools Collins Gem Mushrooms describes almost 240 species of mushrooms and toadstools to be commonly found in Britain. Portable and clear, it is the ideal guide for those out foraging for fungi!</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This handy pocket-sized guide provides quick, accurate and easy identification of over 200 European fungi species. Identifying colours and symbols, it classifies the species according to shape. It contains 320 colour photos that show each species with its characteristic features in its natural habitat. It also features 320 graphics that highlight the typical identifying features of each species, and a calendar wheel, which helps identify the time of year when each species can be found.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Collins Complete Guide to British Muchrooms and Toadstools allows everyone to identify mushrooms found in Britain and Ireland. The book is illustrated with beautiful photographs throughout, featuring the species you are most likely to see. By only covering Britain and Ireland, fewer species are included than in many broader European guides, making it quicker and easier for the reader to accurately identify what they have found.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">There are not many people who have been collecting, cooking and devising recipes for mushrooms for over 60 years, but Antonio Carluccio is one. Known as the &#8216;mushroom man&#8217;, Carluccio&#8217;s Neal Street Restaurant in London&#8217;s Covent Garden is a mecca for mushroom and truffle lovers from all over the world. Carluccio&#8217;s expertise is unrivalled and this book, with over 100 recipes that make the most of readily available mushrooms in dishes ranging from classic to contemporary via oriental and Eastern European, will not disappoint.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Fully illustrated throughout, this practical guide to identifying edible mushrooms gives you all the details you need to enjoy the adventure of locating and collecting wild mushrooms. The book features all edible species of mushroom, together with those with which they may be confused. Organised by habitat for easy reference, it is beautifully illustrated and includes the best ways to cook and eat the mushrooms you collect.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This one-stop practical guide will show you how to identify, pick and cook edible mushrooms. To make your progress easier, it comes in a handy format with colour photos and expert advice throughout. From identifying and picking edible mushrooms to growing your own mushrooms, from recipes for seasonal dishes to important information on poisonous species, this book provides all the helpful information you need to relish the exhilarating experience of collecting wild mushrooms.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This is the most comprehensive photographic handbook for the dedicated mycologist, general naturalist or mushroom hunter collecting for the cooking pot. It features 1,000 species of higher fungi found in the British Isles and northern Europe, from the most common to the rarest &#8211; including some never hitherto published photographically.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8216;When all&#8217;s said and written, there&#8217;s nothing better than field mushrooms that you have gathered yourself, on toast, for breakfast.&#8217; Jane Grigson, The Mushroom Feast The Mushroom Feast is an indispensable classic for all those who love mushrooms. It is a fine, timeless, literary cookbook. Truffles&#8230;ceps&#8230;morels, they all conjure visions of one of the most intriguing and subtle of all gastronomic treats. </p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Discover the delicacies that hide in your garden, local woodlands or fields with this fully-illustrated A-Z guide. Learn the identifying features and habits of the most popular edible mushrooms, and try the suggestions for storing and cooking your bounty. Also included is a section on inedible mushrooms, clearly illustrating the poisonous species that you are most likely to come across.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Gathering edible wild food is a wonderful way to forge a connection to the earth. Mushrooms are the ultimate local food source; they grow literally everywhere, from Central Park to your own backyard. The Complete Mushroom Hunter invites readers to connect with a hobby that will enrich their understanding of the natural world and build an appreciation for an ancient, but relevant, body of knowledge.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Mushroom collecting is becoming increasingly popular, and while a comprehensive identification guide is essential, the folklore, facts and fables, recipes and stories that have accumulated since ancient times create part of the charm of these strange organisms. Oddly, these facts have never been compiled in one book.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The fields, woods and gardens of Britain and Europe are home to a wide range of edible mushrooms, a number of which are not simply good but truly excellent to eat. This book is a practical, user-friendly guide to collecting edible wild fungi species across Britain and Europe. </p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This indispensable guide to the Mushrooms of Britain and Europe is part of the new Black&#8217;s Nature Guide series. Over 450 species of mushroom are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. </p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Explores the world of edible mushrooms from the field to kitchen. Focuses on the best edible fungi, providing failsafe identification notes for over 50 choice varieties, and offers over 50 delicious everyday recipes using specific mushrooms and mixed mushrooms. Ideal for the forager and the foodie.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This guide offers information on observing and identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered fungi species in Britain and Europe, all of which can be recognized without the use of a microscope. A concise description details the main features of each species, which is illustrated by a colour painting. The guide explains how fungi grow, what to look for in each family division and how to make a safe identification. </p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Clear, highly accessible guide &#8211; it cuts out all the mushrooms with gills and reduces the field to a group of readily identifiable, edible mushrooms. It includes clear guidelines, encouraging the reader to read the book twice before going out so that they are confident about the principles it explains.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Ray Mears has travelled the world discovering how native people manage to live on just what nature provides. Whats always frustrated him is not knowing how our own ancestors fed themselves and what we could learn about our own diet.  We know they were hunter-gatherers, but no-one has been able to tell what they ate day to day.  How did they find their calories, week in week out throughout the year? In this book he travels back ten thousand years to a time before farming to learn how our ancestors found, prepared and cooked their food.</p>
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