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Stropharia wrinkle-ring is an interesting mushroom with an unusual name, which belongs to the Strophariaceae family. It looks quite attractive, is edible, and is easy to grow at home.
What does stropharia rugose-ring look like?
In appearance, young wrinkled-ring stropharia resemble boletus mushrooms - strong white legs and brown caps.
A distinctive feature is a clearly visible ring on the stem. Stropharia are lamellar mushrooms, edible and very useful.
If you break the cap, you can see yellowish pulp with a special rare smell and pleasant taste.
Description of the cap
Stropharia is a fairly large mushroom. Its cap can reach 20 cm in diameter. Its shape resembles a hemisphere when young, and is connected to the stem by a thin skin.
As the mushroom grows, the skin bursts and the cap becomes flatter, the grayish lamellae darken, acquiring a purple tint.
The surface of the cap of a young stropharia is yellowish or red-brown. Mature specimens can be light yellow or chocolate chestnut.
Description of the leg
The mushroom stalk is white or yellowish-brown, with a clearly visible ring. It is filled with dense pulp, slightly thickened at the base. The length of the stem of an adult mushroom can reach 15 cm.
Young mushrooms have a small stem - about 7 cm, most often white, the ring is invisible, since the cap is still connected to it by a membrane.
Where and how does it grow
In nature, Stropharia rugose-ringed are very rare. They grow on rotted plant debris outside the forest area, and are sometimes found on the edges.
Since the 60s of the twentieth century, Stropharia rugose-ringed has been grown industrially. They are less demanding of growing conditions than champignons. In nature, these mushrooms can be found from early summer to mid-autumn.
Doubles and their differences
Young ring mushrooms are often confused with noble porcini mushrooms or boletus mushrooms.They are very similar in appearance, but if you look under the cap, you can see plates, while in porcini mushrooms there is a tubular layer in this place, reminiscent of a sponge.
Boletuses are valuable edible mushrooms.
The fruiting body of the ringweed can be confused with Stropharia Hornemann. This is a poisonous mushroom. It has a cap up to 12 cm in diameter, red or yellow-brown, white, odorless and tasteless flesh, and a smooth whitish stem with a ring.
Is the ringweed edible or not?
Stropharia wrinkled-ringed is a valuable edible mushroom with dense, pleasant-tasting pulp. After cooking, it tastes like boletus. It has a specific, pleasant aroma, similar to the smell of radish. The benefits of ringweed for the body are the high protein content in the pulp and its rich mineral and vitamin composition.
How to cook ring soup
You can prepare many delicious mushroom dishes from stropharia wrinkled ring - fry in sour cream or with potatoes and onions, add to soup. For long-term storage, these mushrooms are salted, pickled, dried and frozen. Several interesting recipes will be useful to lovers of mushroom dishes.
Breaded rings
The caps of peeled and washed mushrooms are cut off and dried on a napkin. Heat oil in a frying pan. Mushroom caps are soaked in egg with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Then roll in flour or breadcrumbs and fry in a hot frying pan. For 1 kg of mushrooms you will need 2 eggs and half a glass of oil.
Mushrooms in sour cream
To prepare this stewed mushroom dish, the rings are washed and cut into slices.Fry chopped onions in heated cooking oil, then add mushrooms and fry for about another 30 minutes. At the end, add salt, spices to taste, sour cream with water and flour. To prepare 1 kg of mushrooms, take 50-60 g of fat, a large onion, a glass of sour cream, a little water and 1 tsp. flour with topping, salt and spices - as needed.
Pickled stropharia wrinkled-ring
Young, small mushrooms are best suited for this preparation. First, they are washed under running water, cleaned, and boiled for about 20-30 minutes with the addition of onions. Then the water is drained, the mushrooms are placed in jars, and the marinade with vinegar and bay leaf is poured over. For 1 kg of boiled mushrooms you will need a marinade of 2 tbsp. water, 1 tbsp. l. salt, 1 tbsp. l. sugar, 2 bay leaves and 2 tbsp. l. vinegar 9%.
What are the benefits of a ring holder?
The mushroom pulp of Stropharia rugose-ring contains a large amount of B vitamins and nicotinic acid. In their mineral and vitamin composition, these mushrooms are superior to vegetables such as cabbage, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Nicotinic acid has a beneficial effect on the digestive organs and the functioning of the nervous system. Relieves inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, stimulates intestinal motility.
How to grow ringweed at home or on the site
To grow ringweed at home, make a special nutrient substrate. For planting, choose a shaded place that is protected from wind and cold. These heat-loving mushrooms grow well in basements and greenhouses under film, in shaded vegetable beds.
For the development of mycelium, the substrate temperature must be at least +25°C, and during fruiting - at least +21°C. Some gardeners practice growing stropharia rugose-ringed in beds with zucchini, pumpkins, watermelons or melons. The large leaves of these crops protect the mushrooms from the sun.
Mushroom mycelium grows well in a substrate made from hardwood chips, grain straw or chopped corn stalks. Minerals and manure are not used. The mycelium is divided into parts the size of a small walnut and planted to a depth of about 5 cm in the prepared substrate.
After planting, the surface of the bed is moistened, leveled, and covered with burlap or agrofibre to maintain high humidity. The air temperature must be at least +20°C. When the substrate turns white, this should take about a month, the cover is removed, and the surface of the bed is covered with a layer of earth about 5 cm thick. A mixture of peat and leaf humus in equal proportions is used as mulch. For germinating mycelium, it is necessary to provide diffused light, optimal humidity and ventilation. After 1-2 weeks, you can harvest the first mushrooms by twisting them from the soil substrate with your hands.
Conclusion
Stropharia rugose-ringed is a tasty edible mushroom that can rarely be found in the forest. Most often it is grown industrially in greenhouses or on personal plots. Stropharia wrinkled-ring contains many minerals and vitamins useful for the body, and is distinguished by a special, rare aroma and attractive appearance.
