Bolstad said he sometimes breads and fries the oyster mushrooms and shares them with his buddies at the Boise Cascade paper mill, where he works. There are some mushrooms that will make people sick, while others may be deadly, he said. Mushrooms can be stored by drying or freezing, he said. Some people, he said, run a string through fresh mushrooms and hang them in a dry room for a few days. Bolstad cautioned would-be mushroom pickers and eaters to limit their alcohol intake when eating wild mushrooms.
Some species cause a chemical reaction when mixed with alcohol.