Message #41998

[StillStanding]

Ok. It makes sense to me but that is because I understand it. All the puffball mushrooms are edible. There is one thing that some might accidentally mistake for a puffball they call the pigskin puffball that is poison...but once you take my advice you will never have an issue. Puffballs are of course round globular, sometimes on a little stalk looking stem that really isn't one. This is the dangerous part. They look EXACTLY like the DEATH ANGEL when it is a little baby. The death angel is exactly what the name says. How you tell the differnence it to take the mushroom and cut it in half longways. A puffball mushroom will have nothing but white marshmellow insides. No designs at all. The Death Angel, and others like it, when you cut it in half longways it will have the design of the growing mushroom that hasn't opened. The design will be of the cap that hasn't grown out yet cause it is still a baby. So fluffy white marshmellow with no designs is a puffball. It can be eaten. It is my favorite flavor out of all the mushrooms so far. The Death Angel is white on the inside as well, however it has the designs of an upcoming mushroom inside it. Remember, cut longways. The length of it. Then cook. I fry them or bake them.    The one people may get confused on doesn't look like a puffball to me. The pigskin puffball some call it, is yellow with little brown spots, and when you cut it it is brown or black. Awful looking. Can't be mistaken I think, but books say it could be. The pigskin puffball is poison. It is not a puffball. Puffballs are smooth and white or light brown. One has a purplish tint to it. All the ACTUAL puffballs are edible. I have yet to see the giant puffball. I guess because of my area I am not far enough south. That one is the size of a basketball I see looking things up. Big steaks to cut off that one and fry.     >>>>>>>>>The last post said the pure white ones are poisonous. I am sorry for not being exactly clear. The pure white mushrooms known as amantias are the poison ones I am talking about. They have caps on stalks and are almost completely white. Those ones are the deadly ones. The puffballs are fine white. Sorry for the confusion. I will learn how to edit a post I would like to go put in the word mushrooms after it says the white ones are dangerous. The white AMANTIAS are dangerous is what I meant. Those are the reason you cut them in half longways. Remember, solid white marshmellow with no design. Is ok. No matter the imperfect outside shape. If it looks like it has a design AT ALL then do not eat it.