Eating old mushrooms - how to know when it's worth it

[mrs-mojo-risin]

Last June, I bought a half oz of mushrooms and only consumed a quarter over the summer. I kept the other quarter stored in a dark, metal box in their sealed ziploc bags in my dresser. Over a year has passed since I first purchased them and I would like to either ingest the rest or throw them out... but I really don't want them to go to waste. I briefly inspected them for mold and saw none and they look and smell pretty normal. My question is... are they safe to ingest a year later? If they are no longer potent then whatever, at least I gave them a shot.... I just don't want to get gut rot if I can avoid it.

What do you think?

 

[psilocybonaut]

I'm pretty sure you will be okay as long as tthere are no visual signs of degradation/mold.

 

[Aloysius]

from my own experience i will make a wager that these mushrooms are still very much active. i once experienced a BAD mushroom gas attack near the end of an experience with 1.5 year old mushrooms.

was trying to watch a movie with friends, every two seconds there was LOUD, voluminous farting for about 30 minutes. be wary

 

[Dreamatone]

Mushies can last for quite a while, and it sounds like you stored em pretty well. Go for it.

 

[Jesusgreen]

Usually you don't have to worry about mold as long as the mushrooms were kept dry. I've picked various non-psychoactive mushrooms in the past and the only ones that went mouldy or started to rot were those that were not stored properly and remained wet for a couple of days.

They should be good to go.