Lactarius is one of the most popular Russian mushrooms.It grows in the entire area of the European part of the country, in Trans-Baikal, in Siberia, in the Urals.Different varieties of milk mushrooms most commonly found in spruce, birch, pine forests.An interesting feature is that these mushrooms are hiding under the fallen leaves of last year, so finding them is not so easy.Almost all varieties of milk mushrooms grow in clusters."Hunt" for them it is possible from mid-summer until September.
These mushrooms are excellent for pickling, preserving for winter.All varieties of milk mushrooms are considered conditionally edible.In order to make them suitable for consumption, a certain processing.As a rule, to remove the bitterness, mushrooms soaked.There are ten types of milk mushrooms.The following describes the five most common.
Lactarius real
This kind of taste is one of the best, although the pre-treatment prior to consumption is also required.What mushrooms or gather, they still need to macerate.The cap of this mushroom have convex or flat, and close to the center - funnel.The edges and slightly lowered its wound inside.Diameter - 5-20 cm, height legs - 5-7 cm. At hat peel has a milky white color, it is slimy to the touch.If the damage is quite pungent flesh allocates juice, which gradually becomes grayish.Under the bonnet there are frequent yellow plate.
Aspen subspecies
This species is characterized by an interesting milk mushrooms mushroom shape hats.At the edge of it and lowered down slightly convex, but closer to the center of the bulge increases.Cap diameter - 8-12 cm, and the thickness is much smaller than the present Gruzdev.Peel the adhesive.She is white, slightly greyish and even with pink spots.The height of the legs does not exceed 5 cm. Subspecies aspen frequent and thin plate.Pulp allocates juice.In air, it does not change its color.
Pepper Lactarius
In this subspecies cap has a diameter of 6-18 cm. Her skin is smooth, matt white.Convex edges of the cap (the old wavy mushroom), closer to the center forming a funnel.Leg of Gruzdev somewhat thinner than the previous two species.Height - up to 8 cm. Incisions mushroom milkweed that the air gets a greenish tint.
Lactarius bluish
mushroom has a flat hat with the edges curved downward.With age, it becomes a funnel-shaped and can reach a diameter of 30 cm. The height of the legs - 1-4 cm. The skin is dry and smooth.Over time, there appear the cream or yellowish spots.The pulp from this fungus is very brittle.When injuries milkweed, which rolled in the air quickly, acquiring a greenish or bluish tinge.
Lactarius black
milk mushrooms Different species are very similar, but this subspecies is a bit more different from their relatives.Firstly, it has olive skin is black on the cap (diameter 15 cm).Secondly, it can be seen on the concentric circles that are not characteristic of most subspecies.The edges of the cap folded back, and then it becomes slightly convex, and is closer to the center forms a vortex.On the inner side there are parts of the plate, in white and yellowish legs towards the edges.The flesh is quite dense, darken the damaged areas.From scrapped and cuts off a lot of latex.Leg high - up to 8 cm.
