This is a dangerous hallucinogen, and should not under any circumstances be ingested due to its toxicity! Supposedly, parboiling it sufficiently makes it safe, but I wouldn't risk it.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics depicted it on a postage stamp before it separated into Russia, Ukraine, and the other nations formerly of the USSR.
In Walt Disney's Fantasia, the sequence of the Chinese dance from The Nutcracker Suite utilized mushrooms colored suspiciously like Amanita muscaria as the dancers. This part of it was non-creepy, unlike Night on Bald Mountain and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
It is also occasionally depicted as a place for fairies or even toads to rest. I find this to be a particularly charming image and thought I would share it:
11 comments:
That's a pretty mushroom. It's a shame it's poisonous.
I like the fairy.
Angel, thanks for the info on the mushrooms. I don't think I've ever seen one this color, except as you have described it. The fairy on the mushroom is adorable!
I have had mixed experiences with mushrooms. Back in the old days before the internet it was try it now, and see what it does. Nowadays, everything you look up on the internet is bad for your, so I probably would try it anyway, if I was who I was back then.
they really are beauties.
So are we going mushroom hunting this weekend?
I love mushrooms, preferably when they're sauteed in butter and served with a nice medium-rare steak, garlic mashed potatoes, and a glass of cabernet sauvignon.
we call them 'toad stools'
i'm all the way with Bilbo.
Wonderful survey!
ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
=^..^= . <3
And then I found this today -
http://www.iflscience.com/brain/magic-mushroom-chemical-hyper-connects-brain
Mike: At the store!
bakku-shan: It's just for looks, not for tasting.
Heidi and Linda Kay: Thank you!
Bilbo: A burgundy or chianti would do too.
beach lad: We use that term too; especially for suspicious mushrooms or those that pop up after rain,
Post a Comment