Conversion Tables for Mushroom Recipes

Table of Common and Latin Names of Edible Mushrooms

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• Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis
• The Prince Agaricus augustus
• Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus bisporus
• Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris
• Red Staining Mushroom Agaricus silvaticus
• Wood Mushroom Agaricus silvicola
• Caesar's mushroom Amanita caesarea
• Fine-Scaly Honey fungus Armillaria cepistipes
• Honey fungus Armillaria mellea
• Jew's Ear Auicularia Auricula-Judae
• Bronzy Bolete Boletus aereus
• Summer Bolete Boletus aestivalis
• Spindle-stemmed Bolete Boletus appendiculatus
• Bay boletus Boletus badius
• Penny Bun/Cép Boletus edulis
• Dotted-stem Bolete Boletus luridiformis
• Lurid Bolete Boletus luridus
• Pinewood Penny Bun Boletus pinophilus
• St George's mushroom Calocybe gambosa
• Common Chantarelle Cantharellus cibarius
• Horn of Plenty Cantharellus cornucopioides
• Golden Chantarelle Cantharellus lutescens
• Trumpet Chantarelle Cantharellus tabaeformis
• Shaggy Ink Cap/Lawyers Wig Corprinus comatus
• The Miller Clitopilus prunulus
• Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina Hepatica
• Velvet Shank/Winter Fungus/Enokitake Flammulina velutipes
• Giant Puff Ball Galvatia Giantea
• Hen of the Woods Grifola Frondosa
• Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus Castaneus
• Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus Cyanescens
• Common Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum
• Buff Wax-cap Hygrocybe Pratensis
• Crimson Wax-cap Hygrocybe Punicea
• Snowy Wax-cap Hygrocybe Virginea
• Conifer Tuft Hypholoma Capnoides
• Two-toned Wood-tuft Kuehneromyces Mutabilis
• Saffron Milk Cap Lactarius Deliciosus
• Tawney Milk Cap Lactarius Volemus
• Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus sulphureus
• Giant Puff-Ball Langermannia gigantea
• Orange birch bolete Leccinum versipelle
• Parasol Mushroom Lepiota procera
• Shaggy Parasol Lepiota rhacodes
• Strong-scented Blewit Lepista irina
• Wood Blewit Lepista nuda
• Blue Legs Lepista personata
• Field Blewit Lepista saeva
• Common Puff Ball Lycoperdon perlantum
• Clustered Gray Gill Lyophyllum decastes
• Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades
• Parasol Mushroom Macrolepiota procera
• Giant Polypore Meripilus Giganteus.
• Black Morel Morchella elata
• Morel Morchella esculenta
• Morel Morchella vulgaris
• Yellow Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus
• Trumpet Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus cornucopiae
• Umbel Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus eryngii
• Common Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
• Dryad's Saddle Polyporus Squamosus
• Gypsy Rozites Caperatus
• Yellow Swamp Russule Russula claroflava
• Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha
• Almond Russule Russula Integria
• Tall Russule Russula paludosa
• Yellow-staining Russule Russula puellaris
• Idoform-scented Russule Russula turci
• Bare-toothed Russule Russula vesca
• Vinaceous Russule Russula vinosa
• Crab Russule Russula xerampelina
• Cauliflower Fungus Sparassis crispa
• Dotted-stalk Bolete Suillus granulatus
• Slippery jack Suillus luteus
• St George's Mushroom Tricholoma gambosun (Calocybe gambosun)
• Gray and Yellow Knight-cap Tricholoma portentosum
• Gray Knight-cap Tricholoma terreum
• Summer Truffle Tuber aestivum
• White Truffle Tuber megnatum
• Perigord Truffle Tuber melanosporum

Fruiting Seasons of Edible Mushrooms

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St George's mushroom Calocybe gambosa

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Black Morel Morchella elata

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Morel Morchella esculenta

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Morel Morchella vulgaris

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St George's Mushroom Tricholoma gambosun (Calocybe gambosun)

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Dryad's Saddle Polyporus Squamosus

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Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades

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Chicken of the Woods Laeriporus sulphureus

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Dryad's Saddle Polyporus Squamosus

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Shaggy Parasol Lepiota rhacodes

Jew's Ear Auicularia Auricula-Judae

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Bronzy Bolete Boletus aereus

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Spindle-stemmed Bolete Boletus appendiculatus

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Orange birch bolete Leccinum versipelle

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Trumpet Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus cornucopiae

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Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus bisporus

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Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris

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Honey fungus Armillaria mellea

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Penny Bun/Cép Boletus edulis

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Lurid Bolete Boletus luridus

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Common Chantarelle Cantharellus cibarius

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Horn of Plenty Cantharellus cornucopioides

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Giant Puff Ball Galvatia Giantea

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Saffron Milk Cap Lactarius Deliciosus

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Giant Puff-Ball Langermannia gigantea

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Common Puff Ball Lycoperdon perlantum

Common Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus

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Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha

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Idoform-scented Russule Russula turci

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Bare-toothed Russule Russula vesca

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Cauliflower Fungus Sparassis crispa

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Gray Knight-cap Tricholoma terreum

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Summer Truffle Tuber aestivum

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Pinewood Penny Bun Boletus pinophilus

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Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus Castaneus

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Parasol Mushroom Lepiota procera

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Crab Russule Russula xerampelina

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Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis

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The Prince Agaricus augustus

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Red Staining Mushroom Agaricus silvaticus

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Wood Mushroom Agaricus silvicola

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The Miller Clitopilus prunulus

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Shaggy Ink Cap/Lawyers Wig Corprinus comatus

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Crimson Wax-cap Hygrocybe Punicea

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Common Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum

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Tawney Milk Cap Lactarius Volemus

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Clustered Gray Gill Lyophyllum Decastes

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Parasol Mushroom Macrolepiota procera

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Gypsy Rozites Caperatus

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Tall Russule Russula paludosa

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Yellow-staining Russule Russula puellaris

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Gray and Yellow Knight-cap Tricholoma portentosum

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Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina Hepatica

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Hen of the Woods Grifola Frondosa

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Two-toned Wood-tuft Kuehneromyces Mutabilis

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Wood Blewit Lepista nuda

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Field Blewit Lepista saeva

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Giant Polypore Meripilus Giganteus.

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Dotted-stalk Bolete Suillus granulatus

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Slippery jack Suillus luteus

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Velvet Shank/Winter Fungus/Enokitake Flammulina velutipes

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The following will be added to the above table when I get a bit more time

• Caesar's mushroom Amanita caesarea
• Fine-Scaly Honey fungus Armillaria cepistipes
• Summer Bolete Boletus aestivalis
• Bay boletus Boletus badius
• Dotted-stem Bolete Boletus luridiformis
• Golden Chantarelle Cantharellus lutescens
• Trumpet Chantarelle Cantharellus tabaeformis
• Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus Cyanescens
• Buff Wax-cap Hygrocybe Pratensis
• Snowy Wax-cap Hygrocybe Virginea
• Conifer Tuft Hypholoma Capnoides
• Strong-scented Blewit Lepista irina
• Blue Legs Lepista personata
• Yellow Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus
• Umbel Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus eryngii
• Yellow Swamp Russule Russula claroflava
• Almond Russule Russula Integria
• Vinaceous Russule Russula vinosa
• White Truffle Tuber megnatum
• Perigord Truffle Tuber melanosporum

Metric to Cup/Spoon Sizes Conversion Table for liquids

Spoon	ml
1/4 teaspoon	1.25
1/2 teaspoon	2.5
1 teaspoon	5
1 tablespoon	20
Cups	ml
1/4	60
1/3	80
1/2	125
1	250

Weight - Volume Conversion Table

Ingredient	Weight		Volume
	Imperial	Metric	Metric	Spoons	Cups
Dried Ceps	1 oz	25g	-	-	1/2 cup
Fresh Sliced Wild Mushrooms	8 oz	225g	-	-	3 1/4 cups
Ground Almonds	8 oz	225g	-	-	2 cups
Granulated Sugar	8 oz	225g	-	-	1 cup
Bread Flour	4 oz	115g	-	-	1 cup
Dried Breadcrumbs	5 oz	125g	-	-	1 cup
Fresh Breadcrumbs	2 oz	50g	-	-	1 cup
Grated Cheese	4 oz	115g	-	-	1 cup
Butter	8 oz	225g	-	-	1 cup
Sage, fresh chopped	-	-	10ml	2tsp	-
Flat leaf parsley, fresh chopped	2 oz	50g	-	-	1 cup
Double Cream	8fl oz	-	250ml	-	1 cup
Milk	1 pint	-	600ml	-	2.5 cups
Olive Oil	1fl oz	-	25ml	2tbsp	-

Oven Temperature Conversion Table

°C	°F	Gas Mark
120	250	1/2
140	275	1
150	300	2
160	325	3
180	350	4
190	375	5
200	400	6
220	425	7
230	450	8
240	475	9
260	500	10

References

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• [2] Mushrooms, pp157, 1998, Co & Bear Productions(UK) Ltd, ISBN 0 9527665 6 6
  
• [3] Antonio Carluccio, A Passion for Mushrooms, pp192, 1989, Pavillion Books Ltd, ISBN 1 85145 542 6
  
• [4] ed Valerie Ferguson, Mushroom Cookbook, pp64, 1999, Anness Publishing Limited, ISBN 1 84081 227 3
  
• [5] Darra Goldstein, A Taste of Russia, pp235, 1985. Sphere Books Ltd, ISBN 0 7221 3874 1
  
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• [7] Roger Phillips, Mushrooms - and other Fungi of Great Britain & Europe, pp285, 1981. Pan Books Ltd, ISBN 0 330 26441 9
  
• [8] Michael Jordan, The Encyclopaedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe, pp384, 1995. David & Charles Books, ISBN 0 7153 0129 2