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Edible Mushrooms
Hillbilly:
We've had plenty of rain here this spring, and some warm days, but the nights are still cool. Frosted the last two nights. It's usually about the third week of April here for morels. Oh, BTW-don't eat those morels raw. The puffballs are pretty safe, actually-most species are edible except the Schlerodermas (pig-skin puffballs,) and they're thick-skinned and purple-black inside. Any of the puffballs need to be fresh and pure white inside, or they'll be bitter. And don't mistake a puffball for the button stage of an Amanita. I fix them like Buffalogobbler said. Purple-spored puffballs, giant puffballs, and gemmed puffballs are the best ones I've tried. There are also a few of the boletes and Suillus that are good, they usually come out in the fall.
Here's some morels from last spring to get your appetite whetted:
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stickbender:
Dang! :o Boy you been pickin yor little pea pickin heart out on those Shrooms! :o Looks like you need some venison steaks and onions, to go with them! ;)
Wayne
JW_Halverson:
The puffballs here in South Dakota are all edibles. Some can get the size of a grapefruit! I have had them a few times, sliced and panfried in butter. Steak would be the side dish for these tastey fungi!
mullet:
You guys are lucky. I wouldn't have a clue which ones to eat in Florida. I have never met anybody down here that picks legal mushrooms. I'm not sure there are non-poisonous ones here. All I ever see are real big and colorfull. Lots of blues, reds, purple and yellow ones. Never saw those in the store.
Hickoryswitch:
Well between me and the neighbor we found about 50 today. They aint up real good yet but these pretty days and rain have got them sprouting up. Can't wait till tomorrow night. I'm gonna have one heckuva dinner.
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