old mushrooms. too old?

[st.bot.32]

Hello,

So to make a long story short I found about 3 grams of mushrooms. They've been wrapped in plastic stored in a fridge, so usually in a dark location. The thing is they are probably at least 2 years old if not more... !

Any point in even bothering to try to say make a tea out of them? Or could they make me sick?

Thanks!

 

[Lion]

Don't take em. Better throw em away.

 

[HeartCore]

Where they absolutely cracker dry when they where stored?

they could theoretically still be potent. Storing them cracker dry in the fridge is the next best thing for preserving them next to keeping them in the freezer I guess.

If they are soft to the touch, don't risk it and throw them away.

 

[GOD]

Eat it !!!

Smell them first and if they dont stink and arent a mushy mushroom mess they will be OK and i am sure that they will BEAM you , as Heartcore said thats how you store mushrooms for maximum shelf life .

Tell us what happens please .

 

[Guest]

People have tripped on mushrooms that were much older...

So yeah, cracker drie storage :thumbsup:

 

[Caduceus Mercurius]

Potency might be OK, but be careful of mold. Make tea!

 

[st.bot.32]

thanks for the replies all..!

yeah they are cracker dry, although I have no idea what they were when originally stored. but im assuming they would have been dried, since i've never heard of fresh mushrooms being sold where i live (they're hard enough to come across as it is..) also they don't ...appear... to be mouldy.

hmm, maybe ill make tea and just take it slowly as opposed to jumping in, just to be safe..

 

[GOD]

If they had been mouldy you would definatly have seen that . As they are dry that means that they were stored dry , they dont dry by themselves in a fridge . It allso means that they have probably got nearly exactly the same potency now as when they were first stored . I`d make a tea with them and drink the lot at once , but you know the dose that you are used to so do that . Have a nice time and tell us what happened please .

 

[buffachino]

If you get any more shrooms in the future and want to make sure they stay nice and dry, put them in sealed baggies, inside a jar that has a bit of crystal desiccant in the bottom with a colour indicator and put them either in a dark enclosed space somewhere low and cold or simply in the fridge. That way they will stay viable indefinitely for a long time, probably longer than it will take to consume them, lol.

I’m waiting to see how the experience went, hope it turns out magnificent apart from your obvious doubts about a loss in potency, I’m sure it will be fun.

 

[st.bot.32]

So I made the tea, steeped it 3 times 10-20 mins each for 3 cups..

and felt myself coming up pretty quickly. but it never went past a nice, light warm body buzz. But that was it. Not complaining, but certainly looking forward to my next experience with the mushroom whenever it may be.

The funny thing is a day later i drank the little bit of water that was left in the teapot and got a pretty good buzz off of that as well Now if only i could have combined both of those doses together somehow..