To be fair it’s not like you have to actually straight up injest them to try. I’m sure ancient peoples had protocols.
Like first you touch and wait a couple hours. If nothing happens try rubbing on your skin and waiting a couple hours. If nothing happens rub it in your mouth and wait a couple hours. If nothing happens chew a tiny bit and spit it out and wait a couple hours etc.
It’s not foolproof obviously. But its a lot safer than seeing a new shroom and full on eating it.
Huh. Well cool. I guess my intuition would help a little if i ended up in that situation. But at the same time i’m bedridden by disability so I’d be the first to die ;)
To be fair it’s not like you have to actually straight up injest them to try. I’m sure ancient peoples had protocols.
Like first you touch and wait a couple hours. If nothing happens try rubbing on your skin and waiting a couple hours. If nothing happens rub it in your mouth and wait a couple hours. If nothing happens chew a tiny bit and spit it out and wait a couple hours etc.
It’s not foolproof obviously. But its a lot safer than seeing a new shroom and full on eating it.
Spot on!
Read this is an old mycology book: Take a tiny nibble, wait 45 minutes, rinse and repeat with bigger bites.
Most shrooms are harmless or will just give you a bad stomach ache.
Those still are the protocols for survival foraging!
Huh. Well cool. I guess my intuition would help a little if i ended up in that situation. But at the same time i’m bedridden by disability so I’d be the first to die ;)
plus they had lots of kids back then, so you just follow the trail furthest away from the gravestones