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StripyPixieSocks wrote:Hello

I was born in Manchester, Whythenshaw hospital to be exact :D

Well i'm very close living in Didsbury village but don't get that way very often.... From the north east (co. Durham) originally..

CHEERS GUY'S!!!!
Not quite sunny manchester but a rather damp overcast - been great for mushrooms though!!

Hey all,

New guy here from manchester, my name is james and i'm 32..
joined a month or so ago but have been away...

Love this site and looking forward to reading posting and what'not
cheers!

ah yes the old banana trick!

Hi,

you could leave them in the window with plenty light as the warmth of the sun and being indoors should ripen them nicely. . .

[As for the other countries well they were not relevant as they were not in the initial rant about africa... Neither was Britain. Your rant was basing all the ills of the continent of Africa on Great Britain, when it is only one of many European countries who colonised it. I was replying in context...

Which country are you talking about? Africa is a continent not a country, and was colonised by many other countries - Germany, Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc etc. Hi, a little mistake was made and I am fully aware of it being a continent.... Do you always just look for errors? what about the mes...

Controversial warning!!! I am listening to The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC radio 2 just now and they are covering the topic of giving money to Africa... they have a spokesperson from Actionaid talking about the starving babies and that mothers are having to put their children to bed aching in hunger no...

I think the yellow ones are False Chanterelles I'm afraid - the gills stop abruptly at the stem. They aren't worth eating - some people also have a more severe reactio to them and get quite upset stomachs. Not sure about the others... sorry... Ahh well, I thought that they looked slightly different...

Hello, I have just been out and picked some mushrooms which I am no expert in doing and think i have some edible species but want to make sure before i make some food with them..... I have just started and would like to do this again which is my reason for asking as I could not if i make a mistake!!...