For its part, Lapland is a different world. I believe there will still be a splendid yield unless the snow falls before the mushrooms are ready, Dalla Valle predicts.
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still delays the mushroom yield in most of Southern and Central Finland. In places, no mushrooms have sprung up. For this reason, she urges everyone to be careful. Russulas, boletuses, chanterelles, waxy caps and other mild mushrooms are heated in their own juice, cooled down and frozen in containers. In Southern and Central Finland the mushroom crops are a month behind schedule. Still, each year there have been some mushrooms," Salo notes. "There the porcini season has started, whereas in Northern Karelia the season is just beginning. "Humus has dried up. Piquant milk caps are cooked from 4 to 5 minutes in ample water, rinsed with cold water, drained and cooled. Penny bun bolets can also be frozen raw if you cut them into slices. However, in Eastern Finland there are places with no boletuses or russulas.
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