As autumn approaches, mushroom hunting season is once again on top of us.
There is a small grass meadow near our pond, and puffball mushrooms appear during the year. A few days ago I took a picture of this strange specimen:
We fryed and ate these, but they are pretty decent. When they wear fruit, I try to avoid pounding them with the lawnmower.
Unlike most puffballs, these often have several stems. I don’t know what species they are, but obviously no gyl or pores.
Long ago, I was very interested in hunting mushrooms and ended up foraging regularly. We then moved to the Caribbean. Mushrooms were rare there. We’re back and I’m glad we were able to find mushrooms again. The boletes we found here were not worth eating, but we had the good fortune to hunt Chanteles in the woods. They are worth eating. Sometimes one of the kids will forage their baskets and fry them as a meal!
I wondered if it would make sense for bushhog some of the areas under the woods’ canopy to make more space for wild Chanterel to grow, and that would make more space for them to harvest.
If you’re interested in foraging mushrooms but are unsure where to start, check out this page for the recommended book list.
