Comments on: Freaky Fungi http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/freaky-fungi/ north of the adirondacks - wildflowers & perennials that survive winters colder than my wife's feet Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ??? http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/freaky-fungi/comment-page-1/#comment-3061 ??? Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:36:04 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=1727#comment-3061 Tree-ear mushroom looks so yummy. I remember the good chewing, rolling-up texture of this mushroom at my mouth of my childhood. My family cultivated pyogo mushroom( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiitake ) and a little of tree-ear mushroom. Here are some dishes with tree-ear mushrooms: http://k.daum.net/qna/view.html?qid=3OKJ3 http://board.miznet.daum.net/gaia/do/cook/recipe/mizr/read?bbsId=MC001&articleId=12688 http://kitchen-notebook.blogspot.com/2006/03/for-laura-chinese-dumpling-tutorial.html And I think you may know this stone-ear mushroom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicaria_esculenta Also, a long-time memory. Tree-ear mushroom looks so yummy. I remember the good chewing, rolling-up texture of this mushroom at my mouth of my childhood. My family cultivated pyogo mushroom( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiitake ) and a little of tree-ear mushroom.

Here are some dishes with tree-ear mushrooms:
http://k.daum.net/qna/view.html?qid=3OKJ3

http://board.miznet.daum.net/gaia/do/cook/recipe/mizr/read?bbsId=MC001&articleId=12688

http://kitchen-notebook.blogspot.com/2006/03/for-laura-chinese-dumpling-tutorial.html

And I think you may know this stone-ear mushroom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicaria_esculenta

Also, a long-time memory.

]]> By: AwsmAA http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/freaky-fungi/comment-page-1/#comment-3053 AwsmAA Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:25:46 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=1727#comment-3053 uhh fairies?!?! uhh fairies?!?!

]]> By: rosey pollen's dad http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/freaky-fungi/comment-page-1/#comment-2851 rosey pollen's dad Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:03:13 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=1727#comment-2851 I was under the impression that all puffballs were edible but not necessarily good to eat. Great pictures. What camera and lenses do you use? <blockquote>rosey pollen's dad, I thought so too until I came across the Pigskin Poison Puffball. But my field guides all say this one is. From what I've read Puffballs are now being divided up into puffballs and earthballs. Earthballs have a tough rind and are not 'meaty' inside so I guess this is not officially a puffball any longer. I'm using a Panasonic point and shoot camera. Lumix DMC-FZ28 with a Licia lens (real glass) 18x zoom. I bought it last year and considered it the best point and shoot on the market at the time. I'm no photographer and this makes up for my lack of camera skills.</blockquote> I was under the impression that all puffballs were edible but not necessarily good to eat. Great pictures. What camera and lenses do you use?

rosey pollen’s dad,
I thought so too until I came across the Pigskin Poison Puffball. But my field guides all say this one is. From what I’ve read Puffballs are now being divided up into puffballs and earthballs. Earthballs have a tough rind and are not ‘meaty’ inside so I guess this is not officially a puffball any longer.

I’m using a Panasonic point and shoot camera. Lumix DMC-FZ28 with a Licia lens (real glass) 18x zoom. I bought it last year and considered it the best point and shoot on the market at the time. I’m no photographer and this makes up for my lack of camera skills.

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