Well, El put a bee in my bonnet the other day when I read her post on legitimately, (that is: knowing what she's doing), foraging for wild mushrooms. I, on the other hand, know nothing about fungi. BUT! I've had a ball looking around the last few days on my walks and have begun at least to read a bit on the topic. Tried to find the variety of that bright orange monster but am still looking. If you know fill me in please. So today, Sunday, a day in nature worthy of worship... here it is.
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That looks like a past-its-prime example of chicken of the woods (also called hen of the woods): here are some image results:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/laetiporus_sulphureus.html
I used to buy that at the co-op when I lived in Minneapolis: it was indeed quite wonderful, chewy and meaty, absorbing any broth you cooked it in, adding a little flavor of its own.
you might need to find a mushroomer to follow around!
thank you El, I've bookmarked the site, it's a handy one. Yeah, this is something that has caught my interest so I imagine I'll be sniffing around the woods with eyes peeled.
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