Bitter Bodies

"Leucopaxillus albissimus

All parts, cap, gills, stalk are whiter than white; the caps flatten and seem to float like disembodied white discs over moss and black earth. Despite its angelic aspect, it is a bitter body, disagreeable in taste."

In publication, Page 51: "Reflections on the Fungaloids" by B.L. Williamson, Ottawa, 1992. ISBN 1-894572-65-3