RRussell
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Found a decent size puffball (between softball and vollyball size) while mowing.....Never ate one so what the hell do I do now?!!!LOL
Make certain there are no brown spots on it. Wash well, slice it in 1/2 inch "steaks" and fry it brown in a hot skillet with butter.Found a decent size puffball (between softball and vollyball size) while mowing.....Never ate one so what the hell do I do now?!!!LOL
I am not aware of any gilled type that reach the size of the giant puffballs; but ,yes, never eat anything with gills unless it's a fish.PSA for anyone who has never dealt with a puffball.
"There are many species of mushroom that look like puffballs when they’re small, including several toxic species. When cut in half though, it’s easy to identify puffballs. Mushrooms with gills may look round while they’re immature, but their telltale gills will still be developing inside. If a mushroom is a pure white on the inside, with no sign of gills at all, then it’s a puffball.
Still, there are a few puffballs that are toxic, so a lack of gills isn’t a sure sign that you have an edible puffball mushroom. A lack of gills and a pure white interior are both required to identify edible species. Toxic puffball look-alikes either have gills, or they’re not white on the inside."
.Foraging Puffball Mushrooms
Years of mushroom foraging under my belt and I've still never seen a giant puffballpracticalselfreliance.com