Shrooms??

[crappyice]

What's this? Edible?

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[turkeyfeathers]

Look up chicken of the woods. I don't dare venture outside of eating morels. They're pretty easy to identify. 

Either you'll hallucinate , die , throw up for days or enjoy with a nice venison steak   

[crappyice]

I was thinking it might be chicken of the woods but most pictures show 1 massive clump, not a bunch of little clusters.
Here's a close up of the under side of one of them


You can see a bunch of small gnats all over them


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[Paula]

I am pretty sure they are chicken of the woods.  Man I can never find any!

[tommyc50]

hen of the woods yes it edible

[crappyice]

Nice - they are pretty small right now(tennis ball size at best) Are they best small or do I let them grow a bit more


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[PREDATE]

Yes they are chicken of the woods (COTW). Laetiporus Sulphureus has a yellow pore surface(underside) and the Laetiporus Cincinnatus has a white pore surface. Both are equally delicious. I have about 10lbs. in my freezer from last months foraging.
Cotw is a prize and would be a shame to see that specimen go to the bugs/beetles. Harvest soon! When cleaning it try your best not to use water, an old toothbrush works great. You can rinse quickly and place on paper towels. They'll get soggy if you dont drain/dry.
When you harvest it please cut it no closer than 1" from the log, that will allow possible future fruitings. Lots of people don't realize the underground mycelium is the actual fungi in the form of a threadlike web. The mushrooms are merely the fruit.
Enjoy!!!

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[crappyice]

So I harvested a few bunches today and left some just in case I had some reaction or didn't like them.
Cleaned them as described above (thanks predate) and sautéed them in butter and oil and garlic until they were soft. The texture is fine but in am a bit disappointed in the lack of mushroom flavor- seems mild and obviously a great vessel for other flavors.

I ended up making a cotw and cheese omelette for dinner. It was good but I barely tasted mushroom (even when I ate it straight from the pan).

does the flavor intensify the older they get?


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[PREDATE]

Yeah it seems likely that the mild flavor was due to being small.

I like to saute' in olive oil, butter and rosemary until browned then add them to cream sauce. Serve over poached eggs or fish.
Maybe let the other grow and test the flavor.


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[crappyice]

Some little bastard ate down a different little patch that I was hoping to leave and let grow


Now I am nervous about letting the other larger patch grow


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[AaronBlaine]

Just found a ton of chicken of the woods on Long Island it's delic! Got around 14 pounds off one tree left the bases

[crappyice]

So I grabbed the rest of the chickens today and found this.

It's about the size of a volleyball-very squishy but not damp
Here is a piece cut from it showing the inside

Type? Edible?


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[crappyice]

I'm thinking it's a giant puffball. From a quick search it is edible-any tips? Techniques? Recipes? What should I expect in terms of flavor


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[Paula]

Yes puffball. You can cook with butter, I have cut thick and breaded and fried. 

[crappyice]

Is this too far gone to be good?



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[Paula]

I wouldn't eat it, I like pure white

[BowmanMike]

too far gone. The flavor of giant puffball is non existent. It is like mushroom tofu,and now you really want to eat it,right?

[chas0218]

On 9/17/2017 at 7:27 AM, Paula said:

Yes puffball. You can cook with butter, I have cut thick and breaded and fried. 

Fried puffball is my favorites from my childhood days. We sliced about 1/2" dipped in egg then breadcrumbs fried in butter until soft. They have a great sweet flavor, it's making my mouth water just thinking about them. I usually let them dry out them squish the the puff to spread spores around a little. We used to have tons on the farm we would find them about the size of a basketball. Very good eating.

[crappyice]

I tried a portion of one of the puffballs that was still all white and firm - just fried in butter. The texture freaked me out a bit- kind of like soggy bread. Didn't love it


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