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Purple Mushroom

A rare mushroom found deep in caves.

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Some sources below mention late-game locations or progression.

Base sale value

250g

Normal-quality base value before professions and profit-margin settings. Not purchase price or profit.

At a glance

Edible
Yes

Other acquisition

2

Foraging: Island North Cave1Late-game source

  • Possible source only; season, location selection, random rolls and save progress can affect availability.

Foraging: Island North Cave1Late-game source

  • Location season: summer or fall or winter.
  • Possible source only; season, location selection, random rolls and save progress can affect availability.

Cooking & crafting

1

Machine processing

4

Keg → Juice

Inputs / alternatives
1 from the required input group; 1 from the required input group; 1 from the required input group
Output candidates
Juice × Runtime-defined
Processing time
6000 in-game minutes
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  • The first applicable machine rule wins. One valid output is selected; listed alternatives are not simultaneous yields.
  • Additional location, progression or player-state requirements are retained but not evaluated.
  • Juice is an output family; flavor, value and other fields depend on the actual input.

Preserves Jar → Pickles

Inputs / alternatives
1 from the required input group; 1 from the required input group; 1 from the required input group
Output candidates
Pickles × Runtime-defined
Processing time
4000 in-game minutes
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  • The first applicable machine rule wins. One valid output is selected; listed alternatives are not simultaneous yields.
  • Additional location, progression or player-state requirements are retained but not evaluated.
  • Pickles is an output family; flavor, value and other fields depend on the actual input.

Mushroom Box → Purple Mushroom / Chanterelle / Morel / Red Mushroom / Common Mushroom

Inputs / alternatives
Day Update trigger (no manual input specified)
Output candidates
Purple Mushroom × 1; Chanterelle × 1; Morel × 1; Red Mushroom × 1; Common Mushroom × 1
Processing time
1 day rule; next-day scheduling applies
  • The first applicable machine rule wins. The first valid output is selected.
  • A random eligibility roll applies; seeded/day-specific selection may be involved.

Dehydrator → Dried Mushrooms

Inputs / alternatives
5 from the required input group
Output candidates
Dried Mushrooms × Runtime-defined
Processing time
1 day rule; next-day scheduling applies
  • The first applicable machine rule wins. One valid output is selected; listed alternatives are not simultaneous yields.
  • Dried Mushrooms is an output family; flavor, value and other fields depend on the actual input.

Bundle uses

5

Exotic Foraging — standard bundle

Donation
1 × Purple Mushroom; minimum normal quality
  • Standard template. Your save may use remixed selections; confirm the active in-game bundle before donating.
  • 5 slots required; listed alternatives may exceed the required slots.
Read the Community Center guide →

Field Research — standard bundle

Donation
1 × Purple Mushroom; minimum normal quality
  • Standard template. Your save may use remixed selections; confirm the active in-game bundle before donating.
  • 4 slots required; listed alternatives may exceed the required slots.
Read the Community Center guide →

Exotic Foraging — remixed possibility

Candidate donation
1 × Purple Mushroom; minimum normal quality
  • Remixed possibility, not an active-save checklist. Bundle sets, slot choices select which candidates appear.
  • One alternative per grouped slot is selected; remaining slots follow the template.
  • 5 selected slots required. The full candidate pool is not simultaneously required.
Read the Community Center guide →

Wild Medicine — remixed possibility

Candidate donation
5 × Purple Mushroom; minimum normal quality
  • Remixed possibility, not an active-save checklist. Bundle sets, slot choices select which candidates appear.
  • One alternative per grouped slot is selected; remaining slots follow the template.
  • 3 selected slots required. The full candidate pool is not simultaneously required.
Read the Community Center guide →

Field Research — remixed possibility

Candidate donation
1 × Purple Mushroom; minimum normal quality
  • Remixed possibility, not an active-save checklist. Bundle sets, slot choices select which candidates appear.
  • One alternative per grouped slot is selected; remaining slots follow the template.
  • 4 selected slots required. The full candidate pool is not simultaneously required.
Read the Community Center guide →

Gifts & recipients

Base item taste; acceptance still depends on the recipient and current save.

Loved by

Wizard

Liked by

Demetrius · Harvey · Leah · Linus · Maru

Neutral for

Abigail · Alex · Clint · Emily · Evelyn · George · Gus · Lewis · Marnie · Pam · Robin

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  • Kent — Arrives in year 2; not present in year 1.
  • Sandy — Ordinary friendship/gifting requires the Oasis introduction event to have been seen by at least one player. Reaching the Desert also depends on your travel options.

Disliked by

Caroline · Elliott · Haley · Jas · Jodi · Penny · Pierre · Sam · Sebastian · Shane · Vincent · Willy

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  • Dwarf — Positive friendship gains require understanding Dwarvish. The taste itself is unchanged; access to the Dwarf’s area is separate.
  • Krobus
  • Leo — Requires the host’s island introduction progress. Home changes after the host’s move-to-the-valley event; this is not a fixed daily schedule.

Ordinary tastes describe base items. Quality, birthdays and other friendship modifiers are separate; special items use their own handlers. Gift guide →

Vanilla Stardew Valley 1.6.15. Sources describe possible outcomes; save progress and game rules can change availability. Unlisted acquisition methods may exist. Values do not include profit calculations. Gift tastes describe base items; acceptance depends on recipient and save state. Sources, methods & limitations