In nature, there are a large number of species of fungi, so it is not surprising that there are such "inhabitants of the forest" that some have not even heard of. One of them is the goat's mushroom, which is often ignored by inexperienced mushroom pickers.
Edibility
The goatling mushroom belongs to the family of boletes, the genus of oil. It is also called a goat, louisers, a swamp fan, a cow, a dry butter dish, Ivanchik. The goat is edible and occupies the fourth category of nutritional value.. 
The composition of fungi includes phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, amino acids, sugars, dietary fiber, lecithin, phosphatides. From vitamins in the lattice there are B1, B2, D, PP. The protein contained in mushrooms is absorbed by the body by 70%, and fats by 95%.
Did you know? The oldest mushroom was found in 1859, in a fossil, which is about 420 million years old.
How does it look
If you are planning a sortie for mushrooms, then it would not hurt to learn more about what a goat looks like.
Hat
To distinguish the lath is easy. It has a small cap with a diameter of 3-9 cm, flat shape with a tubercle in the middle. Closer to the edges its surface becomes thinner. It is dry and smooth, and during rain it becomes mucous and slippery. 
The color of the cap may be light yellow, brown, sometimes brown, depending on the growing conditions.
In young mushrooms, the caps are neat, even, and in the old goatlings they lose their shape and roundness, becoming deformed and cracked.
Pulp
The flesh of the kids has a dense and elastic texture. It has a light yellow color with a pleasant mushroom flavor.
Important! Mushroom pickers recommend avoiding overripe and old kids, as they are heavy and poorly digested by the body. Also, you can not eat mushrooms for children under 3 years.
Leg
This part of the fruit body has a height of 3 to 10 cm, and the thickness is about 2 cm. The leg is cylindrical, it becomes narrow closer to the cap. She does not have skirts, but her upper skin can be separated. The color of the legs is the same as that of the cap - it is pale yellow, light brown, brown. 
Tubular layer
On the back of the cap is an adjacent tubular layer. Tubes down a little bit on the leg. Their color depends on the age of the fungus: the older it is, the darker the tubules.
In young goats, they are light yellow, and in adults - brown. The outer pores of the tubules are large and angular, while the inner pores are small and thin.
The most useful mushrooms are: chanterelles with the help of which they are treated, as well as white mushrooms, russules, honey agarics, volushki, ryadovki, mokhovik, milk mushrooms, boletus mushrooms and aspen mushrooms.
Spore powder
Spore powder in kids is light brown or olive brown.
Where it is found, and when you can collect
Kids grow in pine forests, at least - in mixed forests, under pines, on sandy soil. Can grow on wetlands, in a humid environment, in fields and meadows. Prefer regions with a temperate climate. 
Mushrooms are found singly and in small groups. The ripening period of kids is from June to November. Good harvest can be gathered after heavy rain.
Important! It is not recommended to gather mushrooms near industrial enterprises, as they absorb radioactive substances very well.
Eating
Kids are great for one-time cooking, and for harvesting for the winter. They can be cooked, fried, marinated and dried. Of them prepare salads, added to soups.
Thanks to their dry caps, the mushrooms are almost always clean.
But before cooking, they still need to be well sorted, cleaned and removed wormy places. To clean the garbage, just soak them in water for a few minutes, rinse and you can start cooking.
How and how much to cook
To cook kids, they should be cut into three or four pieces and put in a saucepan. 
Then you need to fill the mushrooms with water and boil for 20-30 minutes. After that, they are ready to eat.
Did you know? Mushrooms have a huge “penetrating” power that helps them grow through asphalt and even marble. The turgor pressure during growth can reach seven atmospheres, which corresponds to a tire pressure of a ten-ton dump truck.
How to pickle
To marinate kids, you will need:
- fresh mushrooms - 1 kg;
- salt - 3 tsp;
- sugar - 2 tsp;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- Carnation - 3 pcs .;
- black pepper - a few peas;
- Bay leaf;
- dry dill;
- vinegar 9% - 3 tbsp. l
Mushrooms need to sort, wash, clean. Large specimens are recommended to be cut into pieces. Then they are boiled for a quarter of an hour and washed again.To prepare the marinade, salt, sugar, cloves, garlic, pepper, bay leaf, dill should be mixed in pure water.
Then you need to add there mushrooms, boil and boil for another 5 minutes.
Learn how to marinate mushrooms such as milk mushrooms, boletus, and mushrooms.
After that, remove the pan from the heat, add vinegar to it, put the kids along with the marinade in sterilized jars and roll them with lids. 
How to dry
To dry the mushrooms, they should be sorted out, removed wormy places, washed, wiped. Usually they are dried whole, but if desired, can be cut into large pieces. Prepared dry kids are hung in the sun.
You can also cut them into thin plates and arrange them for drying in a well-ventilated room for several days.
There is another, faster way to dry. To do this, place the mushrooms in the oven and dry at a temperature of 70 ... 80 ° С with the door ajar.
You can make mushroom powder from dry kids, from which you can get delicious cream soup, sauce, gravy. They just need to grind in a coffee grinder - and a wonderful powder for flavoring dishes ready. 
During the "quiet hunt" do not give up such a mushroom as a goat. It has valuable nutritional qualities, it is easy to assemble and clean. And also from these mushrooms you can cook a lot of everything tasty, pickle them, dry them, make mushroom powder, which will add a unique flavor to your dishes.
