 The milk is first carrot @-@ red and becomes a maroon colour within 10 to 30 minutes . The brittle and pale @-@ yellowish flesh is often infested with maggots . If cut or injured it becomes , as the milk , first carrot @-@ red , then maroon and within hours dirty green . The fruit body smells harsh , fruit @-@ like and first tastes mild , but then slightly resinous @-@ bitter and nearly spicy or somewhat astringent . 
