Coral milky caps

Coral milky caps are mushrooms from a sort of mlechnik, families syroyezhkovy, about agarikovy.

Coral milky caps, as well as all mlechnik, are lamellar mushrooms. Plates light or pinkish, often located, thin. The hat of a mushroom of a coral milky cap has diameter from 4 to 15 cm. The form of a hat differs in the pressed middle and a curved edge. A leg at a coral milky cap friable, hollow inside. Fruit bodies contain caustic lacteal juice which possesses light coloring. Generally coral milky caps begin to appear in July and grow prior to the beginning of October. In the middle of the summer these mushrooms meet in a small amount. And here in August and their September the set appears at once. They grow at groups, form ring vedmina. Coral milky caps are characteristic of Eurasia. In our country these mushrooms meet both in Siberia, and in the Far East, and in the European part. Coral milky cap mushrooms grow in softwood and mixed forests, on meadows and moderately grassy edges. The main condition of their growth is existence in the soil of roots of trees. Most well coral milky caps exist together with a birch. These mushrooms are mikorizoobrazovatel for these trees. It means that between roots of a birch and a mycelium of a coral milky cap the special interrelation – mutually advantageous symbiosis is formed. The greatest crops of this species of mushrooms are usually reaped in rainy warm weathers. In the people mushrooms of a coral milky cap enjoy deserved popularity. Their taste is found enjoyable. Judges note that tastes of a coral milky cap after all concede to a saffron milk cap, but are quite comparable to a milk mushroom. Small bitterness of the prepared coral milky cap is considered some minus. Nutrition value at this mushroom high. It is protein-rich, vitamins, microelements.

Coral milky caps pink and white

There are two subspecies of coral milky caps: pink and white. Pink mushrooms are larger. The hat has beautiful light pink color with concentric strips. The leg in length makes 5-6 cm. Salty coral milky caps lose the beautiful shade, become gray-white.

The white subspecies are less by the size. Its hat does not exceed 10 cm in the diameter. Color of a mushroom – dirty-white, a leg – up to 4 cm long.

Poisoning with coral milky caps

Coral milky caps are considered as conditional edible mushrooms. It means that they cannot be eaten without careful culinary processing. Mushrooms of a coral milky cap contain bitter and caustic substances which cause food disturbances. In two hours after consumption of the raw coral milky cap nausea, diarrhea, a pain syndrome develops. The indisposition can last till 48 o'clock. Severity of a state depends on individual sensitivity, quantity of the eaten mushrooms, existence of diseases of the digestive system. Poisoning with a coral milky cap are an acute inflammation mucous intestines and a stomach. Treatment in such situation consists in observance of a bed rest, plentiful drink, restriction of food for 1-2 days. The knitting drugs and adsorbents can be appointed. It is very easy to prevent poisoning with coral milky caps. It is necessary to boil the gathered mushrooms within 15 minutes in enough water. Broth of coral milky caps should be poured out. After such processing caustic smolopodobny substances completely are removed from mushrooms, and, so they become safe. Now they can be prepared: to fry, salt, pickle.

False coral milky caps

False coral milky caps per se do not exist. Only the inexperienced mushroom picker can confuse a coral milky cap with any poisonous look. Sometimes conditional and edible skripitsa and laserworts take for coral milky caps. These mushrooms belong to a sort of mlechnik too and demand special culinary processing. A false coral milky cap can mistakenly call white subspecies of a mushroom.

Salty coral milky caps

Process of salting of coral milky caps labor-consuming. For preparation of salty mushrooms choose young, strong coral milky caps without wormholes. Previously they should be washed out well. At first coral milky caps soak, changing 2-3 times water within a day. Further they should be boiled within 15 minutes in salty water with spices (allspice, a carnation, currant leaves). Further mushrooms place in a colander and carefully wash out flowing water. Then coral milky caps should be dried. While mushrooms dry – cut greens, garlic. Further in a sterile container on a bottom fill salt and spread layers mushrooms, on each layer add salt, allspice (3-4 pieces), greens. Layers should be stacked densely. From above coral milky caps should be filled in with vegetable oil. Salting is ready. It is better to try coral milky caps not earlier, than in a week. The best tastes will get salty coral milky caps in 40-50 days. It is especially recommended to give them with potatoes dishes.

Fried coral milky caps

Though coral milky caps traditionally use salty, they can and be roasted. Try to prepare fried coral milky caps with smetanny sauce on the second. For this purpose mushrooms, onions, garlic, parsley, carrots, salt, pepper, sour cream will be required. Mushrooms touch, clean and wash. Then 30 minutes cook them in salty water. Further mushrooms should be cast away on a colander. Onions and garlic are fried on a frying pan. Add to them the cut mushrooms and fry thoroughly everything together within 10 minutes. Add grated carrots, parsley, salt, pepper further. In a frying pan put sour cream and fry a dish of 3-5 more minutes.

There are also other recipes of fried coral milky caps. So, sometimes suggest to fry previously salted mushrooms.