Drying wild fungi
1.) For smaller mushrooms such as:- Winter Chanterelles, Girolles, Horn of plenty, Amethyst Deceivers, St Georges, Morels, Wood ears, Orange Peel Fungus these can all be dried whole and placed directly onto the cake tray or Dehydrator.
2.) For larger mushrooms such as:- Hedgehog Fungus, Safron Milk Caps, Cauliflower Fungus, Blewits these can be torn or sliced ready to go on your chosen dryer.
3.) Champagne cork boletes will need to be sliced the stem can be attached.
4.) For much larger mushrooms i.e Bolete family its best to remove the stem form the cap and slice both individually.
5.) The mushrooms do not need to be washed Just brush the dirt off and remove any foliage or bugs!
6.) Only collect on days of reasonable weather as Boletes especially will act like sponges and therefore be no good to slice and dry.
7.) Always store in an air tight container.
We first started drying small amounts of fungi on cake trays (see below image) and placing them over the radiator. This is a great way to start out!
We then progressed to larger stackable trays again to go over radiator.
Now we have a 9 tiered dehydrator which is amazing! we can dry loads at once and quickly!
End results:-
Wild Foragers - Wild Fungi Tours 