EP23: This week we forage for mushrooms, follow a rattlesnake, and try some moonshine in the Great Smoky Mountains and Eastern Tennessee with local trail guide and naturalist Vesna Plakanis.

Show notes:

A Walk in the Woods – Great Smoky Mountains National Park nature guides https://www.awalkinthewoods.com/

Wild edibles and other classes https://www.awalkinthewoods.com/pages/wd_classes.html

Popcorn Sutton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_Sutton

Food and drink:

Mushroom field guide https://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Mushrooms-America-Peterson/dp/0395910900/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3LRGWJEEQYPRW&keywords=mushroom+field+guide&qid=1556144103&s=books&sprefix=mushroom+f%2Caps%2C250&sr=1-6

Dried apple stack cake https://www.ourstate.com/appalachian-apple-stack-cake/

Fried apple pie https://applevalleystores.com/townsend-tn-restaurant

Banana pudding https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/22749/the-best-banana-pudding/

Cherokee Grill https://cherokeegrill.com/

Trish’s https://www.facebook.com/TrishsMountainDiner/

Calhoun’s https://calhouns.com/menus-and-locations/gatlinburg/

Bennett’s BBQ https://www.bennetts-bbq.com/

Wild Plum Tea Room https://www.wildplumtearoom.com/