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  A 
  PLAIN 
  AND 
  EASY 
  ACCOUNT 
  

  

  and 
  will 
  attain 
  a 
  diameter 
  of 
  four 
  inches. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  

   golden 
  tawny 
  colour, 
  and 
  the 
  crowded 
  gills, 
  which 
  are 
  at 
  

   first 
  white, 
  become 
  ultimately 
  yellowish. 
  The 
  milk 
  in 
  

   this 
  species 
  is 
  abundant 
  and 
  white, 
  wherein 
  it 
  differs 
  

   from 
  the 
  preceding. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  more 
  common 
  species 
  of 
  

   Lactarius, 
  found 
  generally 
  in 
  fir 
  plantations, 
  with 
  a 
  

   darker 
  coloured 
  reddish 
  pileus 
  and 
  white 
  milk 
  ; 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  

   acrid 
  and 
  disagreeable 
  to 
  the 
  taste, 
  whereas 
  the 
  milk 
  of 
  

   L. 
  volemum 
  is 
  mild. 
  

  

  It 
  would 
  be 
  well 
  to 
  guard 
  carefully 
  against 
  the 
  

   red 
  species, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  certainly 
  dangerous 
  ; 
  and 
  should 
  

   the 
  colour 
  not 
  be 
  sufficiently 
  decided 
  to 
  satisfy 
  the 
  col- 
  

   lector, 
  the 
  taste 
  will 
  at 
  once 
  set 
  the 
  matter 
  to 
  rest. 
  If 
  

   the 
  reader 
  has 
  ever 
  inadvertently 
  masticated 
  the 
  leaf, 
  or 
  

   a 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  root, 
  of 
  that 
  common 
  hedge-side 
  plant 
  

   called 
  locally 
  " 
  Lords 
  and 
  Ladies 
  " 
  {Arum 
  maculatum) 
  , 
  

   he 
  will 
  have 
  experienced 
  some 
  such 
  a 
  sensation, 
  as 
  would 
  

   have 
  resulted 
  from 
  the 
  mastication 
  of 
  a 
  portion 
  of 
  one 
  

   of 
  the 
  acrid 
  milky 
  fungi 
  to 
  which 
  we 
  have 
  alluded. 
  

  

  Lactarius 
  volemum 
  has 
  been 
  celebrated 
  from 
  the 
  

   earliest 
  times, 
  and 
  when 
  properly 
  prepared 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  

   resemble 
  lamb's 
  kidney. 
  The 
  method 
  employed 
  is 
  to 
  

   mince 
  as 
  many 
  as 
  may 
  be 
  required, 
  and 
  fry 
  them 
  in 
  

   a 
  pan 
  with 
  a 
  piece 
  of 
  butter, 
  stirring 
  them 
  about 
  mean- 
  

   while: 
  when 
  done, 
  strew 
  over 
  them 
  salt 
  and 
  pepper, 
  

   parsley 
  chopped 
  fine, 
  a 
  small 
  portion 
  of 
  shalot, 
  and 
  

   a 
  little 
  flour. 
  Add, 
  finally, 
  a 
  glass 
  of 
  champagne 
  (or 
  

   perry 
  will 
  answer 
  nearly 
  as 
  well), 
  and 
  a 
  little 
  of 
  the 
  

   juice 
  of 
  a 
  lemon, 
  and 
  cayenne. 
  

  

  The 
  genus 
  Bu88itla 
  may 
  be 
  known 
  from 
  the 
  last 
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