Well, I posted a couple of days ago about discovering smooth chanterelles while on a hike, with the intent to return and pick more to serve with a meal. And, we did return, only this time we found many more golden chanterelles, Cantharellus cibarius, growing nearby. I knew that though the mushrooms looked nearly identical, that the goldens were not the smooths because all identification sources insisted that smooth chanterelles have a solid stem, no quibbling about it. I discovered that goldens, yes, have a hollow stem, and it peels apart fibrously, like string cheese. Also note that both varieties of chanterelle have the tell-tale false gills. Please, if ever hunting mushrooms in the wild to eat, be sure of your identification. A mistake can be, and often is, deadly.
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