Cody Finds and Eats Wild Shaggy Ink Cap Mushrooms

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[@dmerritt4ever]

just imagine cody crawling around the park in bushes talking to himself.

[@Kyle-yf4ps]

While eating mushrooms

[@mybackhurts7020]

With a camera

[@bobedwards8896]

and chainmail

[@thepjup4507]

hate to be that "akchully" guy but it would be more like crawling around the park shitting his pants and vomiting sweating bullets.

[@-danR]

7:28 "heh-heh-heh..." "Mommy what's that man doing...?" "Let's go dear, quickly..."

[@wille2403]

“Utah man found under neighbors porch, claims he was collecting dinner”

[@rockid7970]

BackyardScientist fan?

[@carlramirez6339]

@@rockid7970 I used to be. But Cody's Lab is way better.

[@A2ne]

@@carlramirez6339 it is possible to be a fan of more than one channel

[@carlramirez6339]

@@A2ne Of course. But Backyard Scientist is lame now.

[@TheDeadMeme27]

@@carlramirez6339 Unfortunately agree

[@nathanwithers340]

" All fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once." - Terry Pratchett.

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

why does nearly every video I watch have someone quoting Terry Pratchett in the comments? Man has apparently written a bible's worth of Sage Wisdom

[@chrisbleurgh7425]

@@gearandalthefirst7027 Good man Pratchett has written a fair amount. Also, the good old youtube 'Monkey see, monkey do' effect is typically in full swing at any given time.

[@hermenegildakociubinska6665]

This joke might be older than Terry Pratchett.

[@brandyw.8034]

@@gearandalthefirst7027 Read the Disc World series, everything he wrote was both sage and hysterical.

[@LostDeadSoul]

That is some funny shit

[@theR6969]

I have the most respect for a knowledgeable person saying "don't take my word for it, do your own research". 👍

[@bugsmith9751]

i mean... no real scientist says "take my word for it" about anything, always go out and pursue information for your self

[@kalokal5812]

As long as doing your own research doesn't end in some shady facebook groups I'm fine with it

[@Fattoxthegreat]

Just a psychological trick to dissuade you from actually doing your own research.

[@programagor]

On the other hand, the expertise of scientists should not be dismissed just because your 2 hours of google "research" yield contradicting results.

[@hetsmiecht1029]

@Demo I feel personally attacked :)

[@JoshStLouis314]

Mushrooms purr as they decompose, neat!

[@FredBarbarossa]

I was wondering what this comment was about until the end of the video :)

[@Kinnikinnick]

ASMR Decomposition: Cody Edition. That was quite pleasant actually.

[@izzy6301]

Chicken hole base

[@BothHands1]

[@yingxiawei821]

The cat mushroom

[@IslandForestPlains]

Yes yes yes! That'd be a video series I'd love to watch: Foraging with Cody. Learn to recognize all those herbs, flowers, mushrooms, and how to prepare and cook them, and possibly preserve them as well. Nice.

[@robodabbler]

Are you familiar with the work of Euell Gibbons?

[@mayaline9002]

Would love this too!!!

[@saveahearserideagoth]

That's such a good idea!! I hope Cody sees this.

[@barbarictearemedy]

Yes

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

As someone who loves herbs and mushrooms, this needs to happen!

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

On the next episode of Cody Eats Random Stuff......

[@gso619]

Let's be honest, even if he just made a video of himself making a sandwich, we'd still watch the whole thing.

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@gso619 Always enjoy Cody eating random stuff. I know I'd screw it up and get poisoned.

[@pizzarella985]

my favorite season of this series is hands down the charcoal one

[@luisgeniole369]

How to identify edible roadkill...

[@Lunas2525]

Cody eating hospital food...

[@martinptacek405]

Hello Cody! I happen to be a mushroom fanatic and therefore I need to add on what you said about the shaggy ink caps. The studies that this particular species of coprinus family of mushrooms does not contain any coprine hasn't been conclusively proven. And therefore I would not recommend drinking any alcohol before or after consuming this particular type (just to be sure). And just one technicality, it does not really cause poisoning but rather the antabus effect. In extreme cases the experience can be really frightening (some people even described it as "dying and not being able to do anything". Anyway, the shaggy ink cap is one of my favourite mushrooms because the people in my country are obssesed with mushrooms, but vast majority of them only harvest boletes and parasol mushrooms which leaves these wonderful different kinds to people like me :) Thank you very much for your videos!

[@connoreastwood3837]

What's the antubus effect?

[@mrowe94]

@@connoreastwood3837 its also called disulfiram reaction. Disulfiram is a drug which blocks alcohol metabolism in the body, causing an excess of the "hangover chemical acetaldehyde" So you get an instant and very severe hangover when any alcohol is consumed

[@gamingphone7201]

@@connoreastwood3837 Much easier way to explain it is hypersensitivity to alcohol. Pretty sure people take it to help end alcoholism

[@bobbobinson7788]

According to wikipedia on the drug 'Disulfiram' aka 'Antabuse': "In severe reactions there may be respiratory depression, cardiovascular collapse, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attack, acute congestive heart failure, unconsciousness, convulsions, and death".

[@BothHands1]

so it stops the breakdown of acetaldehyde in the liver, causing extreme hangovers then?

[@user-dl6iy7rd2y]

When you eat the Shaggy mushroom and start solving mysteries with a talking dog

[@AxxLAfriku]

WARNING I am the unprettiest human alive and I need YT to afford my house and the desires of my two girlfriends so please observe my highly stimulating videos, dear tim

[@ScoopofScience]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought that 😂

[@derre98]

Or perhaps a talking cat. Could be an entertaning video to watch Cody debate the meaning of life with Buddy. Or did I see that already...

[@Sun-ut9gr]

@@AxxLAfriku Reported for spam

[@Fx553rgx57]

Try to ignore axxl. He leaches off other channels by spamming random edgy comments under top comments of their videos in hopes of getting subscribers. Report him wherever you see him

[@pioneerAv]

RIP to all those people who discovered which mushrooms are toxic.

[@julianl.109]

Most toxic mushrooms won’t kill you but make you very nauseous and have other symptoms.

[@bubboydarker9030]

i ate a wild mushroom once and i thought i was going to die because i saw a white light

[@sugoi5240]

@@bubboydarker9030 lmao

[@justagenosfan]

u mean chemists and biologists i wish them a happy life as well

[@boterham7144]

Wikiramblings sounds neat!

[@lahsiv]

That timelapse at the end is crazy. It looks straight out of a sci fi movie

[@jenniferwright5536]

Vishal R where did you get the link to the vid?

[@fanplant]

and sounds like a purring kitten

[@twitch.tvsemakajohn]

@@fanplant nah that the predator.

[@Metalist182]

...yeah, reminds me of a x-files tv series episode, when i was 8, where David Duchovny was shown his eyes turning black by some creature which invaded his body and mind and i was scared as sh!t (trully), whatching alone in a corner of a dark room at midnight while everyone eles was already sleeping next door. But now i feel liberated to say it was a fascinating to see.

[@Metalist182]

Is that a 7 at English grammar test? :D

[@viniciuslambardozzi4358]

Imagine walking by a park and seeing Cody, camera in one hand, shroom in the other saying "Oh, that's perfect! Just like that"

[@pukalo]

Those giant puffballs that can be found in grassy fields are also edible provided the inside is entirely white.] Rules of mushroom hunting: 1. If you have any doubts whatsoever of what species of mushroom you found and picked, DO NOT EAT IT. 2. If you choose to eat mushrooms that you find and pick, always cook them first.

[@joemomumbo]

@Howdy Justice what

[@Kaos1382]

We had a massive, probably between basketball and beach ball sized puffball mushroom growing in our yard once. We didn't know much about them, and ran it over with the mower, big cloud of spores, but no new mushrooms popped up the next year. It was pretty cool tho

[@pukalo]

@@Kaos1382 I was at my granduncle's acreage many years ago with a friend and we found one of those in its maturity, all brown and lumpy, but we thought it was a pile of horse poop. I found a stick nearby and I whacked it like I was swinging a baseball bat, and it made a huge spore cloud. We thought we had just hit a wasp nest and we ran away.

[@Eric-zz5ij]

@Howdy Justice what?

[@TheAgamemnon911]

@@Kaos1382 I brought one overripe home and threw it in the garden instead. It took 10 years, but now I can harvest one each autumn (if I can find it in time)

[@t.b.109]

“And if I’m not mistaken...” are famous last words when talking about mushrooms, Cody

[@Randomyou101]

Mommm there’s a weird man picking mushrooms at the park!

[@Kinnikinnick]

That will be a lesson to them to mind their own business.

[@GlaciusTS]

Yno, it’s the sort of thing where if you were to go do it yourself, you’d feel like a real weirdo. But to other people, picking mushrooms looks like an artisanal hobby. You see someone doing it and you assume they probably know their foraging or they know how to cook and they want a very specific local mushroom. It makes you look more interesting than weird.

[@ThePiprian]

Where do you live that picking mushrooms is not a known thing?

[@FishFind3000]

There was a guy that was out picking mushrooms in our local forest preserve and found a dead body.

[@UCCLdIk6R5ECGtaGm7oqO-TQ]

@@ThePiprian I would guess a great many average-day town or city dweller would say about the same thing about someone taking an interest in the natural world.

[@MushookieMan]

Guy in the bushes: "*psst* hey! Did you know there's food just coming up out of the ground?"

[@m.corey.thompson]

@ImagineBaggins you can not lose!

[@EvanBoyar]

I get the reference to David Mitchell, but it really also sounds like a Bill Nye bit

[@omegasalmonfish]

ImagineBaggins one of my favorite sketches👍

[@peterdhanes8771]

Cody I am always pleased when I see someone interested in mycology. It was an area of biology I concentrated on in college. Just a quick pointer, don't put mushrooms into plastic they will get messy pretty quickly. You should use waxed paper to contain your finds it is much better for them.

[@willowarkan2263]

They fold it into the botany department as well? They told us we covered them in our morphology lecture for historical reasons.

[@iNerdier]

I was always taught to carry them in a trug or a wicker basket to allow spores to be released as you carry them and also to stop moisture being trapped.

[@MrJob91]

I carry them in a magnetic field so the spores can get out while carying, the moisture does not get trapped and they dont get crushed and remain intact specimen until later use.

[@MrJob91]

Anti gravity field would be the second best option

[@AtlasReburdened]

@@MrJob91 So... A basket?

[@sirminhblob657]

something about Cody makes him such a fungi to watch.

[@carrotylemons1190]

All the other foraging channels have mushroom for improvement

[@calebhouston5799]

I hope he makes spores more videos about this topic.

[@suzz1776]

Good one.:)

[@DancingRain]

Awww. Buddy provided the sound track for the timelapse again :)

[@jquikshot]

It may have been the dehydrator making the purring sounds

[@wp9172]

buddy asmr

[@Kranzio-]

As a chef, I was more concerned about Cody using a mandoline without a guard than eating foraged mushrooms. Those things love eating fingertips.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Kranzio del Fantastico Blood is edible and has lots of iron and that is good for health.

[@richcampoverde]

@@XtreeM_FaiL it is bad for you if you bleed out

[@user-nu2pj2ch7t]

Funny you should say that I was slicing potatoes earlier this afternoon and sliced off a chunk of my thumb using one of these 😂 ironically enough I was using a guard

[@suzz1776]

Omg I know. My mom had an accident about a decade ago, with one of those demon tools. It was horrific. But she stil uses it to this day. With no guard. :(

[@memejeff]

@@suzz1776 same

[@pooounderscoreman]

If you can take a small sample of the mushroom, you can grow mycelium in a Petri dish with agar. You need to select part that is not exposed to air. One example would be a cutting from the inside of the stem. Just place the cutting in the agar and keep at around 30C (from memory) and the mycelium should grow.

[@ryanjohnstone9097]

I was going to post a comment asking if he would have been able to propagate them, but that answers my question before I even asked it! Thanks!

[@camojoe83]

You can also just drop a fruit into a blender with some sawdust, water, and oatmeal or sugar. it will inoculate the hell out of that after a day or 2 with an airstone bubbling away in it.

[@draconic5129]

@@camojoe83 just got to make sure that your ingredients are sterile first. Otherwise something else might end up taking it over.

[@Hendlton]

The fact that Cody didn't say "Nice!" after putting them on a tray sort of caught me off guard for some reason. Edit: I've got no problems with frying mushrooms in oil. However, I do have a problem with putting mushrooms in the middle, oil on one side, and then salt everywhere but the place it should be. What the heck, Cody?

[@batt3ryac1d]

He's referenced Steve a few times.

[@yutub561]

"Let's take a look at it in a pan. Nice!" Are you referencing klesch guitars paydirt videos or something else?

[@DWRifleman]

@@yutub561 I believe the reference is to Steve1989MREInfo.

[@VinegarPotato]

holding the camera while cooking is very challenging. give Cody a little break here.

[@yutub561]

@@DWRifleman aww I see. I think Shane from KleschGuitars may be referencing him too then. Learn something new every day!

[@electronicsNmore]

Looks like the end of a Q-Tip for a large animal. LOL

[@beansprugget2505]

Humans are large mammals

[@nbsarkar6911]

@@beansprugget2505 then Q-tips for ultra large mammals

[@abramthiessen8749]

Isn't it incredible how a mass of tangled filaments can generate such (relatively) massive structures for reproduction? Mushrooms are weird.

[@adawg3032]

Lmao have you even considered the fact that our cells carry out the instructions of a double helix molecule that unstrands and replicates itself for whatever reason

[@abramthiessen8749]

@@adawg3032 Yep. Still incredible.

[@buggsy5]

The mass of the fruiting bodies is usually less than the mass of the mycelium. The largest known living organism on Earth is a Honey Mushroom (Armillaria ostoyae) mycelium. It is in Eastern Oregon and is 3.5 square miles, 2,240 acres (910 ha) in size and probably weighs about 35,000 tons. It is estimated to be several thousand years old.

[@techstuff9198]

For any fruiting body you see, there's likely a few meters radius of mycelium underneath.

[@davidbarts6144]

Someone on a local native plant forum was recently complaining about how many shaggy mane mushrooms keep coming up in her back yard. I couldn’t understand how that could possibly be a problem.

[@ciarangale4738]

i suppose some people just dont like the idea of eating wild mushrooms and/or vegetation

[@catbeII]

@@ciarangale4738 Or just don't like mushrooms in general

[@Whisper0ak]

Maybe they want a clean looking yard. Too many mushrooms like this would really make a mess of your lawn. Who wants to mow over these things which then turn to black goo? I can think of many other reasons why it could be a seen as a problem.

[@polarspirit]

I have a mushroom growing on my pubic area

[@tonyoliver4920]

Maybe she’s an alcoholic and can’t eat them

[@newtscamander7713]

Man in local park harvests mushrooms while he talks to himself, claims to be "Filming a youtube video."

[@erdemmemisyazici3950]

Troll spotted. A Cody troll. Interesting.

[@ma77bc]

The cat purring at the end made my day. Thanks :)

[@foxvulpes8245]

Next video: "coming down from my unplanned vision quest."

[@AtlasReburdened]

My first experience with an inky was trying to get an overnight spore print for a small fragile species before I knew anything about them. It was jet black, maggot filled nightmare goo when I woke up, which was disappointing but obviously led me directly to an identification.

[@WetaMantis]

Does it make good natural ink though?

[@LKAChannel]

@@WetaMantis Cody used the mushroom ink for the intro of this video

[@DrRence]

But does it make a good natural ink though

[@-danR]

@@WetaMantis Not really, it's a bit thinner than the video would suggest, not a dense black, and would likely clog the nib of a pen with bits of organic matter

[@zioncristwell6201]

Its literally rot

[@Xallarap]

Honestly one of the best youtube channels on the internet. I love his sincerity, he is not faking a personality, he is not pushing us to do like something. "Just a man on the internet" who does what he likes and lets us enjoy it with him. Also very humble and intelligent, his videos don't seem scripted (or at least scripted word for word like many others). I am really sad he doesn't have any sponsors, I mean the ones that every KZbinr has, raycon and stuff like that. I am so happy to see you climbing to 2 million subs, I've been here ever since 70k I think. Good job man, and thank you

[@alvh4198]

Cody chuckling at the beauty of nature is the wholesome goodness I needed today.

[@graemedross]

I was thinking ""Alright Let's Get This Out Onto A Tray... Nice!""

[@gluesniffingdude]

Local man prepares MRE (mushroom, ready to eat)

[@nanonymous9139]

I came here from Steve!

[@Daswassuphomie]

STEVE1989MREINFO *NICE*

[@JorgeStolfi]

Considering that Cody's last posted video was about eating wild mushrooms, this two week silence is getting quite worrisome...

[@GenesisRussell-jt2rp]

thats why i came back too

[@sirusername2750]

He frequently posts on Twitter. He's good

[@hotdogmilkk]

No worries, these mushrooms in the video are are damn near unmistakable

[@GenesisRussell-jt2rp]

@@hotdogmilkk famous last words haha. but he's posted since these comments were made so we good

[@hotdogmilkk]

@@GenesisRussell-jt2rp lmao no kidding though! 😂

[@tightlineagain2]

So nice to hear you in a better place mentally. I deal with depression and can recognize easily when you are struggling. I am a fan and will be there for you thick and thin. Keep on because you are worth it. Love your work and content.

[@xavierluciano874]

I’m glad that the universe has given you a little treat. I know you’ve been stressed so hopefully coming across these uncommon mushrooms on your walk can help at least a little bit.

[@RobertBaruch]

ME, excited about maybe finding some edible mushrooms: *buys mushroom identification book* ME, reading book: "In the end, the only reliable positive indicator of a mushroom being edible is a genetic test." ME, throwing away book: :

[@divingdave2945]

Mom, why is there a man under the bushes, taking pictures? 7:22

[@TheOnlyRandomPerson]

I love how you teach us a few things but also tell us to do our own research! I would’ve never known about mushrooms becoming toxic from just drinking alcohol.

[@ei96byod]

That is one of my favourite mushrooms! It's delicious! It grows a lot on well maintained lawns in public parks and places like that here in Sweden.

[@Illumas]

the sped up mushroom decomposition at the end was fantastic. Thank you for that.

[@niall142]

Hey.. there's a mushroom behind that mushroom-shaped rock!

[@Phil-Higginson]

I see you using an Opinel Lock Knife there, sir, A Fine knife - by far my favorite, a Legend

[@pittjpb8]

YES! Opinel for the win.

[@TheLonelyBrit]

At the beginning I was like "huh cool, homemade ink" but after seeing the end timelapse it's more of a grimace & "nasty mushroom ink".

[@unpopularposting9981]

I didn't know I needed Cody'sLab foraging videos this bad, I hope you make more.

[@beanshommer5022]

"Cody's Lab spelled 'clearly. 😁 Inky Caps are wonderful And So is your channel Cody.👍

[@paulgthawkins]

Learn your land is a very informative channel about mushrooms as well as plants and trees too. Highly recommended

[@spaceminions]

I've cooked mushrooms like that with the addition of walnuts quite a bit recently and it tastes good.

[@WhichDoctor1]

This mushroom introduced me to one of my favourite words in the English language, Deliquescing or the proses of organic matter becoming liquid through rapid decomposition.

[@mgclark46]

I’m worried about Cody.

[@bugsmith9751]

hes ok, you can check his twitter, likely just taking a break

[@diablominero]

Shaggy manes are safe. I've eaten them many times myself.

[@ScottManly]

These are great. Harvested over 1,000 in my town this fall. Fried many up and dehydrated most. Got a dozen bell jars of dried mushrooms to use this next year. To dry them, I only had to slice them into halves or thirds. Less work that way.

[@brfisher1123]

One thing I find interesting about mushrooms is although they look very similar to plants they like all other fungi are actually more closely related to *US* than they are to plants! It also makes since seeing that animals and fungi are both heterotrophs.

[@DrGreenGiant]

After watching one of your videos a while ago about growing mushrooms at home I bought a kit for grey oysters. Only ever had shop bought button, porchini and chestnut before. It's taken a while but it's starting to fruit now, very exciting! Keep it up Cody, hope you're feeling better than you did a while ago. Best wishes, another victim of the black dog here in the UK

[@Addsomehappy]

I've seen these mushrooms growing near my school when I was young. Kids just assumed they were poisonous, and kicked them around, with them blowing up into small black and white chunks. Haven't seem them there in years tho, the mycelium probably froze and died in the winter

[@SCWood]

I just found some of these growing outside, it's insane how little you have to do to make it taste amazing. Just some butter and a pinch of garlic salt. Absolute banger of a meal.

[@SnowblindOtter]

On the next episode of Cody Eats: Wild mushrooms and charcoal.

[@NexisNX]

In Russia we call them "Umbrella mushrooms". Usually, the "head" was collected, and the stem is discarded. Fried on a pan it tastes like a chicken meat. Tender, and flavour-rich. It is a close relative of the classic champignon .

[@aurochf1]

Shaggy ink Caps are my favorite mushrooms, such a fine texture! If you can grow them, in chickenhole you hit jackpot! Never tried to dry them though.

[@marcelloplessi9299]

Awesome! Where I live (Italy) they grow during late october-november. Great mushroom!

[@ronakbhanushali1238]

Hey Cody! I've been following since a long time... Just curious about the Mars one program that you got selected in. Is it still on?

[@Hin_Håle]

They grow in late summer/early autumn here in Sweden. I get super excited whenever I spot some. But Cody, you must use butter when frying mushrooms. Especially delicacies like these!

[@Christian-cz9bu]

Wait, so now you're saying I shouldn't be eating the things you do? Guess I should stop putting mercury and ground charcoal in my coffee.

[@ScottM1973]

Wow it's amazing how timelapse mushroom decomposition sounds like a cat purring! Learn something new everyday!

[@hughmann3952]

On the next episode of Cody's Lab he's probably going to have a proto-xenomorph guarding Chicken Hole.

[@favo.803]

Seeing the timelapse in the end of the mushroom digesting itself makes the beginning of the video perfect.

[@snosibsnob3930]

Despite living in the Midwest and near forests, I have had awful luck finding these. At least I get my share of Chanterelles.

[@d.lawrencemiller5755]

My friend and I found this same variety once. They didn't taste very good bc they were toward the end of the edible period, but it was fun using her flowchart to confirm their identity. I was a complete noobie at mushroom foraging but she'd recently finished her mycology class in her wildlife bio bachelor's program. Coolest friend ever.

[@utubebgay]

'I'll be coming back at ya with something shroom... or carbon. Alright, cool. See ya.' side note: i'm usually the last person to worry about safety, but every time i see someone start using a mandolin slicer without the guard, my mind says 'this is gonna end badly.' Am i the only one?

[@Guru_1092]

Nope. Mandolin's are scary AF.

[@drriteshkumar3843]

Now this a quality video from your side , informative ,entertaining and expected only from channel like cody's lab... Great

[@AIexRAwesome]

Next video: cooking my mushrooms in boiling mercury

[@JESTAz]

I loved the purring as the mushroom decomposition was shown in quick time! It was amazing to watch. Thank you for another excellent, entertaining and educational video. Stay safe.

[@MilaCraft]

Come to Czech Republic, we go mushrooming every year :D

[@impatientpatient8270]

ah hello fellow czech

[@chernobylite8468]

We often go looking for mushrooms over here in Poland too!

[@maherzad]

people everywhere do

[@hotasianstepsister3039]

we are exploring the woods while hunting down mushrooms!!

[@Peter-fo7md]

Nazdár sousede😂

[@dougalexander7204]

Never thought much about why ink caps dissolved but now I know. Thank You, Cody.

[@koneeche]

onlookers: "why is that strange man picking mushrooms alongside the route"

[@abbysapples1225]

You are the only youtuber that makes mushroom hunting interesting Cody. much love :)

[@lennartantz2419]

i'm an experienced mushroom picker from germany. never wash your picked mushrooms under water, cause they're like a sponge soaking it up and get soggy. :)

[@bugsmith9751]

washing mushrooms just before cooking is a good practice, its only a bad idea for long term storage

[@cyan_oxy6734]

​@@bugsmith9751In Europe no one washes their mushrooms (apart from some exceptions like Sparassis crispa). You just brush off the dirt and use them as is.

[@Taydrum]

For anyone wondering, if you plan to consume the common ink cap, then it's advised not to drink obviously beforehand, but also not for at least three days afterwards. A chemical called coprine deactivates your acetaldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme preventing the breakdown of alcohol byproduct acetaldehyde. It makes you feel severely hungover

[@deathnightANIMATED]

Why do they dissolve so rapidly whats the reaction?

[@juliettaylorswift]

genetically engineer one to not self digest...or would that cause other problems?

[@lemonoxygen8846]

Seems like some sort of oxidation reaction with air that is normally stopped when the mushroom can interact with the soil.

[@duragdan2000]

Autolysis. The hyphae in the cap dissolve and produce this sticky fluid. This then attrackts insects and sticks to them thus being spread.

[@goodboiadvsp3297]

A lot of mushrooms decay pretty rapidly but shaggy ink cap even more so. Not quite sure why but at least when they do they become useful as ink hence the name. I found that freezing them keeps them good for about one to two extra days after harvesting

[@eruiluvatar236]

They do have enzymes meant to digest their own cell walls, once they mature or stop receiving nutrients from the mycelium they release them.

[@NA-tu9ci]

I have really been enjoying the mushroom episodes, thanks Cody.

[@TheStupidestBitch]

Haven't heard from Cody in a while...

[@bugsmith9751]

hes ok, likely just taking a break from yt for the time

[@siggyincr7447]

One of my favorite wild mushrooms, easy to ID and tasty. Like you said best pick young, before they start going dark. My favorite way to cook them is to saute them up with butter and onion over low heat, seasoned with salt and black pepper. Once they're done, put a dollop of sour cream in the pan, stir it up and serve.

[@deacont3250]

As a professional Chef, I agree with your comment. It does pain me to watch you cook mushrooms. That being said, as someone who enjoys wild mushrooms, I have loved this series.

[@JamesJohnson-yz6sl]

Hope you're alright... missing new vids from ya.. no rush, just makin sure you know we're here for ya!!

[@Guru_1092]

Never have I seen someone get so excited about non-halucinogenic mushrooms.

[@TheTubejunky]

You're obviously not aware of the many KZbinrs that cultivate mushrooms for a living and hobby. They too show grand amusement for non active mushrooms.

[@KatieDeGo]

You've never been in Missouri during morel season

[@paraszt4269]

Not everyone hates reality

[@jackshearer3742]

I love your videos. Keep them up!!! I'm excited to see updated on the chicken hill place although I'm sure it's tough getting there and ALLL. Thank you for making content for us we enjoy it and we hope you keep doing what makes you happy and enjoy these rough times in society ♥️♥️

[@matthewellisor5835]

Will it charcoal?

[@Keldingull]

i'd love seeing mushrooms in a "will it charcoal"! But... i feel like cody loves mushrooms too much for that at this point hahah.

[@matthewellisor5835]

@@Keldingull Eat it/make charcoal... Tough choice.

[@juliettaylorswift]

you know he'd eat the charcoal too

[@BloodAsp]

Will poisonous mushrooms charcoal?

[@brendanbush2174]

Theres no wrong ways to cook food, but I have some tips if you want them. When sauteing mushrooms, its a good idea to preheat a pan, then heat the oil before sauteing. You can do a quick test before adding the oil by splashing a little water on the pan, it should form beads that will dance around (leidenfrost effect for the science people).You dont have to get it quite that hot, but it helps get some browning before the mushrooms start to wilt. Some say you should salt them towards the end of cooking as the salt draws out moisture also leading to wilting. This is what we've been taught in school, but honestly, whatever works, works. Its good that you cook them on high because its best to cook em quickly. Its always interesting to see what mushrooms you find! In school we only really used button, portabello, and shiitake mushrooms, and oyster only a couple of times.

[@paisleyprince5280]

Hi Cody. It's been a few weeks since we've heard from you. Hope all is well.

[@enderman5423]

Yeah...

[@jamesdye4603]

I never learned about wild mushrooms but I like going hiking in a park where I grew up that has a mess of wild blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries. That time lapse of the mushroom degrading was pretty amazing.

[@mcsniper77]

5:55 Do they become toxic in a good way?

[@theCodyReeder]

No. 😢

[@NeoFryBoy]

Google antabuse Definitely not the same as a psilocybin mushroom.

[@BloodAsp]

@@theCodyReeder If you are trying to treat alcoholism, Coprine is used as a deterrent.

[@masacatior]

@mcsniper77 Oh.. I see what you did there 😶

[@noahw4623]

No, it blocks ethanol digestion. Ever have a hang over? That's caused by an excess of some metabolite of ethanol im not going to pretend to know. This mushroom blocks the enzymes responsible for getting rid of the bad stuff. You'll look forward to dehydration, dizziness, headache, nausea, hot and cold flashes, and potentially have a heart attack. Don't drink for at least 3 days after eating, even a small amount used to cook food can make you extremely sick

[@jawesome59]

I love this kind of video! Foraging is such a fun thing to do and mycology itself has such a passionate community. I hope you're doing well, Cody! Thanks for the great video!

[@Sauspreme]

now you gotta go do some mushroom sampling at the dairy farm ;-P

[@scottcortus9590]

I’m liking these mushroom videos! I like how clean and organized the cinder blocks make the garden. I’ll probably do the same 👍

[@awharlan90]

Hey Cody! I could use your help. Could you teach me how to make Isopropyl alcohol (%90 or above). I do a lot of resin 3d printing and it can get a bit expensive and now hard to find due to covid. Your help would be much appreciated. I hope your doing well.

[@tp6335]

Make sodium acetate from vinegar and NaOH, make acetone from it, reduce acetone to isopropanol, profit It's not profitable btw

[@cmdann8]

Hey Cody, brother. I hope all is well with you. Yours a brilliant mind, and I really hope this break is helping with. Take care, relax and just keep swimming.

[@Butterkekskrumel]

thats a pretty american "spash of oil"

[@maskedhobo]

Awesome video, I have this giant cluster of mushrooms that pops up in my yard all the time. I should try to identify them, because they are huge clusters. I think they are an ink cap type because they break down super fast into black goo/sludge.

[@noahw4623]

I haven't heard of a poisonous inky cap, but there are some look alikes that don't melt and are toxic. Type into google the name of your local and 'mushroom identification', should be able to find decent information. Don't eat them though unless you're 100% positive they're safe. Now, if you're in North America and find a strawberry growing pointing towards the sky, that's a false strawberry. Safe to eat, but they don't have much taste at all.

[@benjamincrall8065]

It would be nice to have an analog clock in the timelapse. That would give a better sense of how long it took.

[@gangstreG123]

Check the timecode on the bottom

[@avoirdupois1]

Definitely getting some Steve Irwin vibes here. I love Cody's excitement when he finds a mushroom. Also, it looks like the mulch around the mushrooms is really pushed away, almost forcefully. Do they push on the soil that hard when they fruit?

[@kurumi394]

I was kind of hoping for the coffin dance meme to rear its head

[@iainwalker8615]

I love the dedication you had to find as many mushrooms as you could, you obviously spent a lot of time because it got dark. I also learned some cool facts about these mushrooms. Great video Cody!