Comments on: King Alfred’s Cake

By: Mycology- Drawing from Kew Collections « gemmaandersonjerwood

Mycology- Drawing from Kew Collections « gemmaandersonjerwood — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:32:58 +0000

[...] 1. Daldina concentrica - popularly known as King Alfred’s cakes (http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/conservation/king-alfreds-cake/) [...]

By: Brockacat

Brockacat — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:03:01 +0000

Dear Judy (Judy Ayton, as above, – 10 posts ago)

How is your House Boat NOW ?

I’m asking becuase I want you to to be worried abourt seeing these ‘cakes’- which in your case are parasitic onto something which is keeping you afloat!

These fungi are metaphoricaly “sucking the life out” of YOUR wooden boat. What you and I can see is those ‘cakes’ which are the Fungal Fruiting Bodies of an organism that is actually MUCH, much bigger than just those cakes. Its a bit like the ‘tip-of-an-iceberg’, and there may be much ROTTEN wood.

This wood may literally “fail” suddenly, and there could be a great inrush of water ; and then loss of life/your home / whatever….

Please get it checked-out A.S.A.P. by a Professional ‘someone’ who can tell you ( and they may need to get some technical instrument/gadget onto the whole ‘suspect’ area ) – what the limit of the DECAY is ……..; how to remove it with SOUND wood.

By: Rumi Mohideen

Rumi Mohideen — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:45:18 +0000

Here is a very good method of igniting King Alfreds Cakes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_1h3AqrFrI&feature=email

By: Jeff P

Jeff P — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:23:04 +0000

I bought the swedish fire-steel army model and I think it's a must have on a camping trip.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:35:56 +0000

I found this information very helpfull and I would like to thank you !

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:40:56 +0000

I dry mine which grow on the fallen trees in my area. I wrap them in about 5 layers of news paper so anything alive in them stays in the wrappings them put them on a radiator again wrapped in an old tea towelfor a couple of weeks much to the wifes annoyance. I am a scout leader with the 14th spen valley scouts in west Yorkshire we have great success with these.

By: david

david — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:15:52 +0000

does any one have any tips on how to dry these out once you have found them?

By: david

david — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:57:02 +0000

i am also a explorer scout who’s (quite luckily for me) dad is actualy a leader of a group atm so i ave been quite lucky in the fact that i have been able to go on all the bushcraft / survival skills courses and i absloutly love it. the onmly problem i have with cramp balls is finding them because no matter how hard i look i cant seem to find them .

any tips on finding them?

By: Katie Roberts

Katie Roberts — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:03:48 +0000

hi, i am a 15 year old explorer scout and i find this stuff excellent for helping me light fires! could anyone give me any other ideas of things i can easily find out in the wild for lighting fires with?
cheers
Katie
CESU

By: david

david — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:46:21 +0000

and what problems could occur while i am drying them?