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Cloves
The Portuguese retained the monopoly of cloves and nutmegs for about a century, until they were ousted from the Moluccas by the Dutch during the period 1605-21. Continue reading
Grisette
Clitocybe nebularis is one of the sturdiest representatives of its genus. It is readily identified by its loudy whitish cap, whose surface has a slight ashp:ey bloom, and by its sharp aromatic distinctive men, reminiscent of soap. It grows gregariously in different types of woods and even outside them. Continue reading
Helvella elastica
The Jew’s Ear likes to grow on the common elder and on false acacia. Its very supple fruit-bodies are bone hard when dry, but become pliable again when moistened. Some related species which grow in Asia arc used in cooking. Tremella mesenterica is often found on the dead branches of deciduous trees, usually hornbeams and oaks. Continue reading