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It
is with great sadness that we have to tell you that Peter Jordan
died peacefully at home on Friday 14th November after a short illness.
He will be sorely missed by his many friends and fellow mushroom
hunters throughout the country. It is the wish of his wife Valerie,
children Simon and Claire and their families that The Tasty Mushroom
Partnership continues to operate as a memorial to Peter and to make
sure that his books and DVD’s remain available.
Peter’s interest in the countryside, and especially
in mushrooms started at a very early age when he walked the fields
and woods with his grandfather who farmed in Suffolk. His early
career in banking ended in 1983 when, after 28 years, he retired
as the manager of the University Branch of Lloyds Bank in Cambridge.
Then for ten years, from 1984-94, Peter and Valerie
ran a pub and restaurant in rural Norfolk: the Lord Nelson, Burnham
Market. The Lord Nelson became famous throughout the country for
its exotic wild mushroom dishes and was widely known as ‘The Mushroom
Pub’.
In 1994 Peter and Valerie left The Lord Nelson
and Peter could now concentrate on his book and video projects.
The Tasty Mushroom Partnership was born to promote Peter’s first
video, or as Peter liked to describe his career ‘from pounds to
pints to penny buns’.
This highly successful video ’The Collectors’
Guide to Wild Mushrooms’ is now available in
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Peter Jordan
17 December 1940 - 14 November 2008
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DVD format with additional material. There
is now also a new ‘Wild Mushroom Identification Guide’ DVD, which
makes an ideal companion to the book or the Foray Guide Cards. Either
can be ordered by using the site order form.
Peter appeared on television with chefs
Gary Rhodes, Brian Turner and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and regularly
on Radio Norfolk. Peter and Valerie were also familiar faces at
food fairs, where they enthusiastically promoted The Tasty Mushroom
Partnership and all aspects of mushroom hunting.
Following the first successful book ‘The Ultimate
Mushroom Book’ first published in 1995 with many subsequent reprints,
his new book was launched in September 2006. Entitled ‘A Field Guide
to the Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe’ published by New
Holland, the book contains over 300 new photographs taken by Peter
Henley and Peter Jordan and gives all the information you need for
successful hunting as well as some useful cooking hints.
You can find it in bookshops around the country
or order a copy on this website along with a range of products for
the enthusiast easily obtained from us by mail order. Many of these
make ideal presents.
Good luck with your hunting and be careful
when collecting wild mushrooms, remember Peter’s heartfelt advice
‘if in doubt leave it out’
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