_fairy caps_

fairy caps The toadstool was called _fairy caps_ by older people; also _fairy bread_.[PT] Informants have said that the Irish had children pick "mushrooms" to make soup. However, the toadstool is a poisonous mushroom and I cannot verify if this were the one collected by these Irish settler...

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Summary:fairy caps The toadstool was called _fairy caps_ by older people; also _fairy bread_.[PT] Informants have said that the Irish had children pick "mushrooms" to make soup. However, the toadstool is a poisonous mushroom and I cannot verify if this were the one collected by these Irish settlers. Yes DICT CEN. JW 8 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY