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To distinguish white milk mushrooms from squeaky mushrooms, you need to know their structure and features. Outwardly, these relatives are very similar. But, if the white milk mushroom tastes great, then the violin belongs to the conditionally edible fruiting bodies of category IV and is difficult to prepare.
White milk mushroom has been growing in one place for many years
A violin that gets into the basket by mistake can ruin the entire dish. Moreover, when buying white milk mushrooms at the market, you should exercise maximum attention: they are often passed off as squeaky milk mushrooms, which are difficult to distinguish. For experienced mushroom pickers, identifying these two types of mushrooms is not difficult.
Family of squeaky birds in the grass
What is the difference between a milk mushroom and a creak
It is quite easy to distinguish a milk mushroom from a violin if you know what exactly to look for.
What does a white breast look like?
White milk mushroom (Lactárius résimus), also called the real one, belongs to the genus Mlechniki and the family Russula. It grows to large sizes, with a diameter of 8 to 20 cm. The cap is white, white-cream; with age, uneven dark yellowish-ocher spots appear. The surface is fleecy, and in wet weather it is distinctly slimy. The cap of young specimens is spread out, with a small depression in the center, the edges are wrapped in a neat pubescent roll.Mature mushrooms are funnel-shaped with a distinct depression at the junction with the stem, the upper part of which is smoothly curved downwards. The mushroom has a characteristic fruity aroma; when cut or broken, a bitter white juice is released, which quickly darkens to yellow or brown.
Thin, smooth plates of the hymenophore; they can be distinguished with the naked eye
What does the loader look like?
White russula (Russula delica), also called russula sweet, belongs to the Russula family, genus Russula. The fruit body has a dry, hairless cap. It grows to gigantic sizes, from 15 to 30 cm in diameter. The color is cream, white-gray with rusty spots. The shape can be spread out with the edges rolled up and a depression in the center, or funnel-shaped. Old specimens darken and can be distinguished by their rich brown tint. A large amount of earth and forest litter accumulates on the cap. The plates are thin, narrow, cream-colored, with a characteristic sea tint if the cap is tilted towards the light. The leg is strong, light, dense, with uneven brown spots. The pulp is juicy, richly aromatic. You can use the loading for food only after preliminary boiling. Unlike the white milk mushroom, the violin and milk mushroom have dense legs, without voids. Only the oldest mushrooms may have voids in their stems.
Two white loads on a moss meadow
What does a creaker look like?
The violin (Lactárius velléreus), otherwise called felt milk mushroom, squeaky milk mushroom, dry milk mushroom or milk scraper, belongs to the genus Mlechnikov and the family Russula.In young specimens, the caps are convex-rounded, with folded edges, then straighten out and become prostrate. Overgrown ones are funnel-shaped, with uneven, sinuous, smooth edges. The diameter can reach from 9 to 27 cm. The surface is smooth, dry, and forest debris rarely sticks to it. Snow-silver color, covered with sparse thin scales. The pulp is very dense, grayish, brittle, with a mushroom aroma and a pungent aftertaste. The milky juice is very pungent and light in color. The plates are sparse, grayish or creamy-yellowish, uneven. The leg is short and thick.
Skripun is distinguished by non-furred, rolled edges and darker, sparse plates
They grow in large groups - both in a tight carpet and in separate fruiting bodies over an area of several square meters. They prefer deciduous forests, mainly birch and aspen forests. They appear a month earlier than the creaks and leave in September. They bear fruit until frost in October-November. Unlike the bitter-pepper squeak, raw white milk mushroom has a sweetish, pleasant taste.
How to distinguish a milk mushroom from a creak
The milky sap of the squeak is extremely pungent in taste.
To distinguish the violin and the white milk mushroom, you need to pay attention to their features:
- The milky juice of the violin acquires a reddish tint over time.
- You can distinguish a squeak by the missing fringe at the edges.
- The squeak makes a characteristic squeaking sound when you run it across glass or tooth enamel.It is from this feature that its name comes.
- The white milk mushroom differs from the squeaky milk mushroom in appearance. The valuable handsome man seems to be hiding from everyone, hiding under piles of forest litter and earth. The creaking hat is clean and visible from afar.
- The rusk differs in color and structure of the plates - they are yellowish and thick.
- The violin is never wormy.
- Skripun has a solid leg without cavities.
- The caps of white milk mushrooms have a yellowish or brownish tint, and felt ones can be distinguished by their even light color.
White milk mushroom has characteristic yellowish-rusty spots
Conclusion
It is possible to distinguish a white milk mushroom from a squeaky milk mushroom, despite its very similar appearance. These two species have characteristic features that every mushroom picker needs to remember. When collecting real milk mushrooms or buying them at the market, you should pay attention to the structure of the legs and caps, the hymenophore plates and the taste of the pulp.
