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Re:How do people learn to cook a poisonous plant safely? by hinkley on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @03:27PM (#20880564)
If all that passes, it can still destroy your liver.

The critical word here is survival - it's better than dying from starvation.

Which is also why a lot of training will tell you to straight up avoid mushrooms. There's very little caloric value, and there are much safer ways to get nutrients.

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Re:How do people learn to cook a poisonous plant safely? by arcticbull on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @09:03PM (#20882954)
Yeah but starvation probably isn’t a big concern for your average American lost in the woods. You can live weeks or months on your existing stores of food. Waters your top priority in a survival situation. IMO don’t eat anything you’re not 100% sure you can eat unless you’re in really dire straits.
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