1. Pleasant taste and odor. 2. Peeling of the skin of the cap from rim to centre. 3. Pink gills, turning brown in older specimens. 4. The stem easily pulled out of the cap and inserted in it like a parasol handle. 5. Solid stems. 6. Must be gathered in the morning. 7. "Any fungus having a pleasant taste and odor, being found similarly agreeable after being plainly broiled without the least seasoning, is perfectly safe."