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Zuma:
What a funny name.lol ;D
Although they are puffy.
This is another very easy to spot and identify mushroom. :)
I think the rain we had really brought them out.
I found six today and six yesterday.
The weekend rain from the hurricane should make
all the shrooms pop. The Bolekes/Porcinis
should be along soon.
Zuma

jeffhalfrack:
Nice I just put up one the size of a volley ball mushroom omelette  yum. Yum. Jeff w

Dakota Kid:
Those first couple look like the "rough skinned" variety. Those are the only puffballs not recommended for consumption. It's easy to tell for sure. If it's not white in the middle don't eat it. The rough skinned ones are muddy colored throughout their life cycle.

We've had tons of boletes, oysters,  and chantrelles for the last couple months. I got a bunch or reishi and artists conchs as well. They don't taste good but are really medicinal and touted as the secret to the longevity in Asian royal families. I love hunting fungi almost as much as hunting critters.

Best advice I ever heard was "Even experts die."  It tends to make one quite cautious. I'll do spore prints if there's even a shred of doubt. If that doesn't clear things up and allow a definite ID, I return them to the earth.

bjrogg:
Man I gotta get a way to post pictures again when I get so time and figure out what I want to do. I don't know mushrooms good but find them all the time. Only ones I eat are morel's. We have these huge white and orange mushrooms all along the pines  I planted in my fence rows 21 years ago. I took some cool pictures of them with my bow and quiver. I got a bunch of pictures I need to post. I know how to I.D. Puff balls but I must not look for them at the right time. There either not out of to far gone
Bjrogg
PS pretty sure the big white and orange one's probably not for consumption nothing else is eating them that I can see.

Zuma:
Jeff that's a monster for my area. I have read that they get 24" dia,
Do you preserve any?

Dakota They may look like the nasty rough skinned ones but these
are smooth and pure white inside. I took the close -up photo with a flash.
Do you preserve any?
There is one that has gills inside too. Another bad boy. You are absolutely
correct, "when in doubt throw it out."
BJ Let's get some of those photos up soon. Although I have seen snow on some porcinis >:D
There's fungus amongus. :)

Thanks so much for the replies, Zuma

Here's a good link-
Giant Puffball and Other Edible Wild Puffball Mushrooms ...
americanmushrooms.com/edibles3.htm

There's a lot more information about edible Puffball Mushrooms and other choice edible wildmushroom species ,

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