Those are the adventures of Mr. Fimbulmyrk, in bushcraft and blacksmithing, mountainbiking and hiking, reenactment, writing, singing, dancing, stargazing and having a piece of cake and a coffee. Pray have a seat and look around you, but be warned - the forest´s twilight is ferocious at times.
I was feeling inspired by some Chinese guy making cups from Reishi mushrooms
and thought I would give it a go. I used tinder conk/horsehoof mushroom/ fomes formentarius, though.
Actually, carving the cup is dead easy and can be made with a pocket knife. Just pry out the porous part.
The simplicity of the project makes it awesome for a survival situation, too. If you pour hot water into a fresh cup, you can get an antibacterial, antiviral and antiinflammatory tea, too. ( Source: ScienceDirect.com https://share.google/ilYoE0csUNHiAA2FM )
The cup holds liquid as is, but you can enhance its water holding capabilities with a bit of spruce resin. The cup itself is also antibacterial and antiviral. With a fresh cup, you got yourself a cuppa tea by Just pouring boiling water into it. The tea is antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatory.
