Everfree Recipes

Roasted Mushroom Skewers

Time:
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
1-3 Warble Mushrooms
1-3 Tomoe Mushrooms
1-3 Yinka Mushrooms
1 Stick

Author:
Fluttershy

Recipe:
Hello everypony! My name is Fluttershy, and I’ve lived close to the Everfree Forest since I was a filly. Thanks to that, I know a few things about what types of flora can be found in the forest, as well as which are safe to eat. I always saw that knowledge as just a fun fact to tell a friend over some tea. But, as it turns out, going on a “research trip/camping party” with your friends doesn’t always turn out well. Sometimes, those friends lose all of your food. In times like that, knowing what you can and can’t eat is important, but it can also be fun!

Even when one of your camping friends asks everypony to catalog their recipes in the middle of the forest.

A personal favorite of mine is roasted mushroom skewers. Not only are they very easy to make, they’re delicious, they’re dense in calories, and they can be prepared in a number of different ways to suit your tastes!

To begin, all you need is a campfire and a nice, long stick to serve as your skewer. Just be sure not to grab any of the Everfree’s thirty-seven different species of stick bug by accident! Once your skewer is ready and you’ve safely set up your campfire, it’s time to hunt for mushrooms! There are three kinds that are both safe and can be found reliably throughout the forest.

First are Warble Mushrooms. You can find these growing near shady areas, like next to rock faces or under bushes. Their caps are a bright purple with yellow spots. I know that sounds dangerous, but don’t worry! They’re completely safe for consumption. While they have the least flavor of the mushroom types, they’re also the largest and the most dense in calories, so they’ll fill you up quickly. Think of them like the cornerstone of the skewer!

Second are Tomoe Mushrooms. These little shrooms look like perfect spheres, and they’re a light tan. You can find these growing off of logs and near the bottoms of tree trunks. Be careful while handling them! While they’re harmless, they’re packed full of sticky juice! The juice is very tasty, but you’ll want to save it for later in the preparation.

Finally, Yinka Mushrooms should be handled with the most care. These ones grow in sunny areas and are easily identifiable by their bright red caps. Do not eat those caps! The stalk is the part you want to eat, and they’re more than thick enough to serve our purposes. The caps, while technically not dangerous, have strong hallucinogenic properties. That’s not exactly the sort of thing I’d suggest eating in the middle of the Everfree Forest, though my friend Tree Hugger practically swallows them whole, so perhaps not everypony is affected by them in the same way?

Once you have your mushrooms, stick your skewer through them. How many you add and in which order is up to both you and the length of your skewer, but I recommend adding the Tomoe Mushrooms last. The juice will squirt out when you do so. A lot. However, that juice will then coat the rest of the skewer and the other mushrooms, bringing the flavor with it!

After that, just hold the skewer over the fire for as long as you’d like. I’d personally recommend about three minutes, though you might need less if the mushrooms catch on fire. In my experience, the Yinka stalks get burned very easily compared to the Warbles and especially the Tomoes, but how roasted you want the mushrooms to be is a matter of taste. Don’t be afraid to experiment!

Editor’s note: Include photographs of mushrooms for ease of understanding.