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MacklinReed
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Curious... ID Request (Northern Illinois)

#10329180 - 05/12/09 10:15 PM (4 years, 11 days ago)

I went hunting in the woods next to my house today, just to see what's up. I noticed that these seem to popping up alot. The weather has been bouncing back and fourth between cold and rainy and HOT. Here's a brief description:

habitat: Northern Illinois, hardwood forest, fallen tree, stream nearby. Not gregarious.

CAP: umbilicate. 8 inches in diameter. From center, dark brown, to tan, to tan with dark brown patterns, dark brown margin. smooth.

GILLS: decurrent. very small pores. spongey. off white, tan-ish.

STEM: dark brown. solid, not fibrous. about an inch long, 3/4 inch wide. Very rough.

SPORE PRINT: coming soon.

SMELL: overbearing dirty mushroom smell. Leaves behind stench on whatever touched!

TASTE: yeah right!

I've seen this is many different sizes, from 2 inches wide to over a foot wide. All other information stays the same.

I should be able to show pictures within the next 5 days.
Please excuse the noobness of this post.

Thanks in advance!

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#10329509 - 05/12/09 11:06 PM (4 years, 11 days ago)

Nice description, Polyporus squamosus, common name, Dryad's Saddle.

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#10329601 - 05/12/09 11:17 PM (4 years, 11 days ago)

thanks alot, falcon!

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#10329686 - 05/12/09 11:28 PM (4 years, 11 days ago)

Your welcome, MacklinReed, if your finding a lot of Dryad's saddle in an area, it is usually a good place to look for Morels.

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#10331071 - 05/13/09 07:31 AM (4 years, 10 days ago)

ill keep that in mind!

have you ever tried these? There are some that are still in their early stages. Do they taste any good or should I just leave them?

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#10331076 - 05/13/09 07:38 AM (4 years, 10 days ago)

The very young ones taste alright, once the caps start to expand, I don't like the taste.

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#10331278 - 05/13/09 09:22 AM (4 years, 10 days ago)

i ate dryads saddles (sauteed on high heat, fast and furious) for the first time the other day and found them tasty, although i can see how the 'rubbery, slimy' texture could turn some people off. i thought they were quite good. also strung a bunch up in slices to make stock with at some point, very mushroomy mushroom all in all. i am having crap luck finding morels though :frown:

oh, well

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#10333092 - 05/13/09 05:52 PM (4 years, 10 days ago)

what kind of foods do you recommend putting them in?

I'd love to make a mushroom quesadilla!

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#10338827 - 05/14/09 06:38 PM (4 years, 9 days ago)

maybe too strong for that, unless you rock the jalapenos, IMO best to try everything straight up sauteed first, to get the taste, then, just be creative :smile:

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#10339956 - 05/14/09 10:07 PM (4 years, 9 days ago)

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masspan said:
maybe too strong for that, unless you rock the jalapenos, IMO best to try everything straight up sauteed first, to get the taste, then, just be creative

honestly im kinda afraid, haha. It smells pretty bad.

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