Message #41991

[StillStanding]

Our Chanterelles get bigger than my hand and wrist high. Golden, smooth, peach, flames....sooo many. They will be out at the end of June. With rain of course its a drought almost now. I have actually been hoping to share a location and a story since last year. NO ONE AROUND ME GOES IN THE WOODS ANYMORE. No one anywhere. It is so wrong. Forget who they are in their little box. More for all of us though. My favorite mushroom of all is the Puff Ball Mushroom. I like the flavor of them the best. I bake a bunch of them with green peppers and onion and garlic and it is pretty enjoyable. All of them are edible. You better make sure to cut them in half before you eat them. Or even try to eat them. You will kill yourself if you do not. The puffball looks like an immature Amantia called the DEATH ANGEL and a few others just as dangerous as the name sounds. One of the few that are DEADLY POISON. Cut it in half...if it is pure white like a marshmellow, you are ok to eat it. IF IT HAS ANY DESIGN IN IT AT ALL DO NOT EAT IT. It is a baby deadly one. The pure white ones you see will kill you. So will a few of the small brown ones. The brown ones actually gave everyone the fear of all mushrooms. I guess it is easier to mistake a brown one, but with teaching and practice and a spore print you will be fine. Did you know that you can actually survive best eating mushrooms on their own? You get everything you need from them. Even protein in some. The hedgehog mushrooms here taste exactly like you took a Chanterelle and wrapped it in bacon. That one is pretty good as well.