The Ninth Annual
Gary Lincoff

Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray

For anyone interested in wild mushrooms, this is an outstanding event.

Saturday, Sept. 12^th, 2009

7:30-8:15 Registration, 8:30-7:30 Program

Featured speaker will be Gary Lincoff, author of the Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. Gary is the nation's best-known mushroom expert. He is past president of the North American Mycological Association (NAMA). He is a very charismatic and entertaining speaker and has a way of making learning about fungi fun and interesting. Two highlights of the foray are Gary’s talk in the early afternoon and his table talk near the end of the foray where he discusses the mushrooms found that day.

Other nationally know mycologists attending this year’s foray are Bill Yule, Noah Siegel, and, of course, our own John Plischke III.

Bill Yule, of the Connecticut Valley Mycological Society, will talk about “The Boletes of the Northeast and Their Trees.” Noah Siegel, President of the Monadnock Mushroomers Unlimited in Keene, NH will speak on “Portraits from My Neck of the Woods”, a slide show and talk mainly about mushrooms from the northeastern US. Both of these speakers have been featured at mushroom events throughout the US.

This foray sends out our attendees on carefully selected walks. Based on past forays, a multitude of different mushrooms will be found. Because of the mycological expertise present, attendees will be able to examine over 150 carefully identified mushrooms. These include most of the choice edibles and a wide range of poisonous species available in the autumn.

Tom Chulick, owner and executive chef of the Back Door Café in Johnstown, PA has given about an hour-long presentation at the foray of some aspect of cooking with wild mushrooms for several years. Last year he demonstrated the preparation of Mushroom Risotto during the class and gave out a detailed recipe. Lincoff Foray mushroomers have found Tom’s presentations very worthwhile and look forward to what he will be cooking when he returns this year.

In the late afternoon at the Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray, the program lists an event that is often called a “Mushroom Tasting.” If you ask club members who have attended this foray, one of the things they might agree on is that the event is mislabeled. It is really a Mushroom Feast. You will not go home hungry.

Our dedicated club cooks have amazed us through the years. It seems like they add more dishes every year. The dishes ranged from appetizers, soups, and substantial entrees to desserts and drinks. Last year there were a total of 37 items.

Join us for an exciting day of fungi, fun, and friends and mushroom exploration. It’s a day filled with foraging, learning, feasting and fun!

Fungi Fun Friends

Foray Fees:

• Foray fee structure is as follows:
• Up to September 1st the fee is $30 per person for WPMC members
• Members pay $35 per person at the door
• Nonmembers pay $35 per person plus the 2010 membership fee ($15 for an individual for $20 for a family membership)
• Children under 6 are free
• Children 6 to 11 are $5 each
• Children 12 to 18 are $10 each

For more information, contact foray chair: Jim Wilson, 724-265-2398, vice-president@wpamushroomclub.org