Eating the Giant Puffball

Eating the Giant Puffball

The giant puffball hiding in the woods

Four inches of rain came down in the last two days, the remnants of Hurricane Isaac, and in the woods several large, alien-looking, egg-like mushrooms appeared — the giant puffball mushroom, which ranges from 8 inches to 20 inches wide. It’s smooth and white, and in the dimness of the woods appears like a strange phantom.

We read in our mushroom book (and on the web) that the mushrooms are supposed to be “choice,” and that no poisonous look-a-likes are to be found in this area… so we took the chance, and —

It was delicious.

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