> [!cite] > ‘Shaggy Inkcap’, Wild Food UK, accessed 14 January 2026, https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/shaggy-inkcap/. --- ‘One of these delicate mushrooms was reported as lifting a 75 by 60 centimetre paving slab 4 centimetres in 48 hours.’ [[Wild Food UK, ‘Shaggy Inkcap’, n.d.|(Wild Food UK, n.d.)]] ^959b31 ‘If you cook with these when the caps are on the turn, they will dye everything you cook with them black.’ [[Wild Food UK, ‘Shaggy Inkcap’, n.d.|(Wild Food UK, n.d.)]] ^f6ca4f ‘If the caps have started to open when you pick them you will have to eat them that day. Young ones may last 48 hours in the fridge if you are lucky. You can make younger ones last a bit longer in the fridge if you remove the stem before chilling; this seems to delay the transformation into ink.’ [[Wild Food UK, ‘Shaggy Inkcap’, n.d.|(Wild Food UK, n.d.)]] ‘You can also make some very good ink from them. To do this mix the inkcap ink with a little water and some cloves and heat it. This process will help fix the ink and stop it from fading or running when you use it.’ [[Wild Food UK, ‘Shaggy Inkcap’, n.d.|(Wild Food UK, n.d.)]] ^4e9b16