medicsnoke
Member
Go ahead Muddy, if your well enuff to post afterwards tell us how it was. Short story- I used to work for the this small town fire department and we always ran on this one guy. he was an alcholic and always thought he was having a heart attack. anyway, he just so happned to live beside my uncle. one day he came over to my uncles house and asked if he was going to pick the mushrooms growing in his back yard, and if my uncle wasnt he would like to before my uncle mowed. So my uncle said have at it. well this drunk went on about how great the mushrooms were to eat and how he was gonna fry them up for dinner and my unlce could come over for dinner that night. well my uncle said later that day he saw david, opps hippa, out laying in the ditch throwing up all over the place. The next day we took him to the hospital for dehydration and feeling ill.
Go ahead Muddy- have at it.
Go ahead Muddy- have at it.
Central Iowa
Life Member
I have and beleive it or not survived. Slice thin and fry like you would Morels.
sureshot
The Hunt Never Ends....
Did you all know that the mushroom you see is actually the reproductive structure of a fungus? Yummy. Also, with the puffballs- all that is inside of those puffballs are sporophytes, which are intended to get dispersed by either wind or carried away, lets say by your foot to another location so another puffball will grow. I would'nt suggest eating them. I don't know how it would even be possible to "slice" a puffball into thin piecies????
bjkpharmd
New Member
Put reproductive structures in your mouth? Guess I'll pass. I made an exception for hog nuts. No really though- you have to get them when they are still solid, snow white inside, sliced thin and fried up (puffballs, not the reproductive structures) they have a different taste than morels. Makes you wonder why they call them "puffballs". I hope Fishbonker reads this and can clarify.
Central Iowa
Life Member
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stoner
Guest
ENJOY! The best size are between six and eight inches in diameter. Peel off the outer skin and MAKE SURE the entire meat portion is a solid white. "They must be all-white inside. Any shade of yellow or purple makes them inedible or upsetting." Thus the reason some people end up taking the neighbor to the Hospital ER. My suggestion is the Puff-Ball steak cut 1/2 inch thick, dredge in egg batter, cracker crumbs, and fry in butter or olive oil (ala Morel Mushroom style) plain or on a bun like a tenderloin!
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IAbowhunter18
Guest
I have a spot where i deer hunt and there is like a ton of these things. I didn't know that you could eat them. Hey young12gague i sent you a pm if you are close to Clinton Iowa i can get you as many as you want.
kbgibby
Threebeards
My son and I were out squirrel hunting yesterday along the Skunk River a few miles south of Story City and the things were everywhere. I'll be we saw four dozen at least. Most were in the firm, all-white stage but some had started to dry out. Thought about picking a couple but wasn't sure how to fix them or at what stage you need to do it.
muddy
Well-Known Member
Unfortunately I had to use my puffball mushroom to pay a dude for the gallon and a half of Boulevard unfiltered wheat suds he "gave" me.
Someday soon muddy will have his own CO2 dispenser so he can sip on his favorite beverages in the comfort of his own garage. Looks like I"ll hvae to keep my eyes open for another poofball shroom.
DOUBLE LUNG
Active Member
Re: Giant Puffball
I didn't realize that you could eat those things.
I didn't realize that you could eat those things.