| uses of mushrooms by finns and karelians. | finns have adopted two traditions of mushroom use: one, the old roman tradition, came through france and sweden to the educated, mostly swedish speaking people of southwest finland; the other came from the east via karelia and was adopted by ordinary country folk. this eastern tradition is still maintained among the karelinas living in tver government in russia. even the use of amanita muscaria for killing flies is still utilized there. the western tradition favoured chanterelles and boletus edu ... | 1998 | 9567575 |