comon inky cap or alcohol inky (Coprinopsis atramentaria) at Spillville Park IA 653A7432
This common inky cap mushroom is often called the alcohol inky, not because it tastes like an alcoholic beverage - wouldn't that be nice - but because if you drink alcohol up to 24 hours before or after eating these mushrooms you will surely regret that choice since the reaction of mushroom and alcohol cause severe nausea for several hours. When sautéed while super-fresh they can be quite tasty but within a few hours dissolve into gooey black ink - see the mushroom on the right. Look for common inky caps to be growing right in your front yard in the fall.
comon inky cap or alcohol inky (Coprinopsis atramentaria) at Spillville Park IA 653A7432
This common inky cap mushroom is often called the alcohol inky, not because it tastes like an alcoholic beverage - wouldn't that be nice - but because if you drink alcohol up to 24 hours before or after eating these mushrooms you will surely regret that choice since the reaction of mushroom and alcohol cause severe nausea for several hours. When sautéed while super-fresh they can be quite tasty but within a few hours dissolve into gooey black ink - see the mushroom on the right. Look for common inky caps to be growing right in your front yard in the fall.