All That the Rain Promises, and More…

“probably edible.”

“In leafing through these pages, you may wonder what all the ‘fanciful,’ ‘foolish,’ or (shudder) ‘extraneous’ material is doing in a factual guide. After all, it is the practical, hands-on, how-to-identify information that makes this book useful and gives it substance. But I ask: is it any stranger or less desirable to sprinkle the facts with flakes of fancy than it is to liven up solemn, substantial fare like potatoes with something fancier and more flavorful, like wild mushrooms?”

– Preface by David Arora, 1991.

What a great book. Extremely unpretentious and even a bit nerdy. These people love their mushrooms! All That the Rain Promises, and More… is a wild mushroom identification and field guide by American mycologist David Arora and published in 1991, but its endearing lack of pretension and honest love for the subject make it more that just that.

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