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pscyanescens
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Toxic Puffballs
#6398213 - 12/22/06 09:44 PM (17 years, 3 months ago) |
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OK i am very, very, very cautious when it comes to eating a new type of mushroom. I have done my research with pear shaped-puffballs aka Lycoperdon pyriforme and i still want just a little more re-assurance.
IF there are any toxic puffballs they will not be white on the inside... correct???? or the outside from what this site informed me.
I have a nice patch that grows annually by the pounds, i would like to cook them up with something. Any recommendations on cooking prep?
this years first flush http://www.shroomery.org/forums/files/06-51/668443712-puffballs.jpg
-PS how can i make the pic show up in the forum instead of the link?
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ScrewdUpTexas
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You have to upload the pics into your gallery before you can post em..click on pics underneath where it says Welcome pscyanescens and then click upload. when you want to post one..click Put Picture(s) in this post. right underneath where you type the message.. then you'll have to click on your gallery. underneath the pics you uploaded will be a code..it starts off [url=http://www.shroomery.org/ etc....copy that and paste it into the message part...then the pic will be in your post. hope that was simple enough.
As to toxic puffballs....sorry i have no idea
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koraks
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Puffballs are said to be good to eat if and while they're still white inside. The ones in your pic certainly look like a lycoperdon species, I'd say they're l. perlatum, which is very common. As soon as they start going mushy and green/brown on the inside, they're past their prime and should be considered inedible.
I've never tried puffballs myself, btw, so this is just textbook knowledge.
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pscyanescens
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Re: Toxic Puffballs [Re: koraks]
#6398714 - 12/23/06 05:25 AM (17 years, 3 months ago) |
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This is lycoperdon pyriforme
and this is lyceperdon perlatum
Almost identical. I got these pics off of google images searching the two species. The reason i think it is L.pyriforme is how accented the spikes on the L.perlatum are. Much larger. I think my pic looks more like L.pyriforme Not that it matters for edible purposes. However...... David Arora doesn't specify the species L.perlatum, he claims the L.pyriforme to be the best for edible puffballs.
Still, is there anyone out there who has consumed one of the two species we are discussing.
Again compare to my pics below.
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shroomydan
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Google image search is notorious for misidentified shrooms, so I would not put too much faith in what you find there. I could post a picture of a bowling ball, name it lycoperdon pyriforme.jpg, and it would show up on google image search. I think they need an editor there... Hmmmmmm, maybe shroomydan can find himself a paying gig.
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I have eaten those puffballs, and they don't taste like anything. The texture is kind of grainy and there is no flavor to speak of. They might be good if you cooked them with something spicy so they could absorb the flavor. I once cooked chanterelles with hot Italian sausage and they came out tasting just like the sausage. It ruined the chanterelles, but it would probably make your puffballs delicious.
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superblingtheory
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Re: Toxic Puffballs [Re: shroomydan]
#6399431 - 12/23/06 02:08 PM (17 years, 3 months ago) |
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PUFFBALL PARMESAN
Slice puffballs ½ inch thick. Dip in flour, then beaten egg which has been thinned with a tablespoon of water, then in Parmesan cheese. Fry in a pan with butter or margarine until each side is golden brown. Cut into small pieces and serve with toothpicks. Also may be used as a vegetable in a manner similar to eggplant.
(NOTE: Make sure you cut the puffball from the top to the point of attachment to the ground. It should look like you have cut through a block of cream cheese and should be pure white throughout. It will have a bad taste if it has started to change color).
Cheers brother- nice find.
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pscyanescens
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Re: Toxic Puffballs [Re: shroomydan]
#6399720 - 12/23/06 04:17 PM (17 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
shroomydan said: Google image search is notorious for misidentified shrooms, so I would not put too much faith in what you find there. I could post a picture of a bowling ball, name it lycoperdon pyriforme.jpg, and it would show up on google image search. I
This is true, you could post a bowling ball. But if i see that bowling ball next to 12 other pics that look more like the mushroom i am trying to identify, I probably would discard the bowling ball from my research. I don't use google for identification i use my field guides, and Mushrooms Demystified. However google is a good starting point when you have some guesses on what family or species you may be looking at, and spore prints are temporarily unavailable.
Further more each pic on google has a link to the site where it originated. I think the site is to be judged on the credibility of the species they claim to post pics of. Even then my references are always double checked. Thats why i love the shroomery!!!!
Another pic from same crop last year. ( looks little more spiky but still not as much as L.perlatum in my opinion. )
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snoot
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Re: Toxic Puffballs [Re: shroomydan]
#6399938 - 12/23/06 05:51 PM (17 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
shroomydan said: Google image search is notorious for misidentified shrooms, so I would not put too much faith in what you find there. I could post a picture of a bowling ball, name it lycoperdon pyriforme.jpg, and it would show up on google image search. I think they need an editor there... Hmmmmmm, maybe shroomydan can find himself a paying gig.
totally, I've never eaten p balls myself either theres just nothing really that appetizing about them.
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