Saw a MONSTER !

[kuch]

MUSHROOM !
 

[stevewills]

ha...lol

[KodiakMag]

hook. line. sinker. lol

[kuch]

gotcha , this thing was bigger than a grapefruit

[jamesh76]

Originally posted by KodiakMag:
hook. line. sinker. lol

yip.........Me too...........

[JDinPA]

yep, got me too.

[Orion]

Pretty sure that's what we call a puffball around here.  Haven't eaten one for a long time, but we used to slice them about 1/2-inch thick, dip the slices in a milk/beaten egg mixture and fry them.  Yum.  Yum.

[Bjorn]

Yum Yum for sure!!

[kuch]

Yeah , I did a little internet research and pretty sure it's a puffball, I've never seen them this big in the woods, spotted it about 60 yards away and thought it was a piece of white plastic . Been eating "chicken -of -the-woods" last 2 weeks...don't know if I can talk her into another one ??

[paoloi]

What do you think of the chicken-of-the-woods, or sulphur shelf? I liked the taste of some I just picked but I found the texture to be a bit like styrofoam. Maybe I didn't cook them long enough, or maybe they were too mature? They looked good, nice bright color and firm flesh, who knows? I have my eye out for some hen-of-the-woods.

[kuch]

it's firm but tasty, try the outer edges.Could also be a little old.

[TroutGuide]

I like the flavor but your right the texture is a little strange.  The younger the better though.

[DannyBows]

I drove a young guy home from a local State Park recently where he had been 'shrooming. He had one he called a "Hen of the Woods". That puppy was huge! It filled his entire medium sized backpack, must have topped 10 pounds.

[2Blade]

We get alot of them up here. Usually when we fall turkey hunt we also mushroom hunt. Havent had a Puffball in years but im always looking for one to refresh my taste. I heard Hen of the Woods is really good too may have to give it a go.

i have found puffballs as big as basket balls, and i been keeping my eyes open for some hen-o-the woods but were kinda dry around here so i dont think its gonna be much for shrooms this fall.