[Regia-NA] Re: Making Fire

[Schuster, Robert L.]

There are two main types of fungus associated with fire-starting: Birch
Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus), also known as Razor-strop Fungus, which =
as
its name suggests, grows primarily on birch trees, is much better than =
the
birch bark as a tinder, and is shaped like a horse's hoof - and was also
used for keeping a blade edge; and Hoof Fungus (Fomes fomentarius) =
a.k.a.
Tinder Fungus, whose habitat is usually birch in Northern England and
Scotland [The North! :-)] , and beech and sycamore in Southern England.

Gu=F0rum

PS  Neither of these is edible!
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--thank good you included that last part Gu=F0rum!

after reading the first part i was sitting here thinking
"Damn, you know what sounds good? a Hoof Fungus salad, tossed with a =
little Polypore and with crutons!mmmmmmmmmm"

Halvgrimr
using that damn odd NA humor;)