Wherever grown C. cibarius is one of the best. In European countries it is highly rated, and is expensive. Its mode of growth varies with its plentifulness. In the West Virginia mountains large patches of it closely cover the ground. Clusters weighing ½ pound are frequent.
Cantharellus cibarius.
When shredded, or cut across the fibers, slow cooking for half an hour is sufficient, if the plants are fresh. If gathered for some hours, they should be soaked for a time.
C. mi´nor Pk. Pileus fleshy, thin, convex then expanded and depressed, egg-yellow. Gills very narrow, distant, sparingly branched, yellowish. Stem slender, subflexuous, equal, smooth, hollow or stuffed, concolorous.
Height 1–2 in., breadth of pileus 6–12 lines.
In open woods. July. Peck, 23d Rep. N.Y. State Bot.
Spores 6.4–7.6×4–5µ Peck.
West Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania. McIlvaine.