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JNRBRONC

JNRBRONC

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After a 2.2 inch down pour this morning, I thought it would be a good idea to move a bunch of trailcams. Between the wet foliage, humidity and sweat, I was drenched when I got back to the car from fighting my way through the jungle. Man was it thick!

Anyhow, saw a bunch of this fungi on the trunk of a dead elm. It looked really succulent, like it would fry up nice, but I'm a wimp. If it ain't a Morel, I ain't picking it.

 
That good sir, is the Auricularia auricula. Or, the jelly ear fungus.

Jelly Ear is sometimes used in cookery, where it provides an interesting texture but is nothing special in terms of flavour. Young fresh fruitbodies (left) are generally considered the best. A similar and closely-related species is a very popular edible fungus in the Far East, and most notably in China where it is also used in medicine. I can detect no real flavour in this mushroom, but its texture in a mushroom mix is quite pleasant.
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Not convinced that is a positive match, thus my hesitancy to pick any thing other than Morels. :D
 
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