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Honey mushrooms have a tough, somewhat hollow stem often full of stringy fibrous material; when broken, like I did for these, the stem ends appear jagged, almost like a broken stick, and when cut or broken, the stems reveal a lighter-colored core
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Charlotte NC – 2018AUG23 – Fried Ringless Honey Mushroom:
O.k., so those backyard mushrooms I discovered yesterday, today gave the final 100% identification signal clue: the spores are pure white; the cooked honey mushroom is absolutely positively edible*.
*Completely satisfied about the edibility yet cautious with the first sampling, Joe and I ate one sautéed mushroom cap each. So delicious! And the whole house smelled wonderful! I would have been happy to have eaten the whole platter full, but as I am scheduled to work to Germany tomorrow, didn't want to take chances introducing a full serving of a cautionary food into my system, so when I am back home in 48 hours, we will make delicious dishes like mushroom burgers, and other dishes using the top tender portions of the stems I sautéed separately, a good idea: the stems seem to have a bitter taste.
Charlotte, NC, got 5.96" (43 centimeters) rainfall last month, in July, and records were set from the mountains to the coast, a wet pattern throughout the entire state of North Carolina. That might mean plenty of more mushrooms are on the way!
Hope you enjoy the 8% of 148 photos I took here this day!
The Source
Honey mushrooms have a tough, somewhat hollow stem often full of stringy fibrous material; when broken, like I did for these, the stem ends appear jagged, almost like a broken stick, and when cut or broken, the stems reveal a lighter-colored core
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Charlotte NC – 2018AUG23 – Fried Ringless Honey Mushroom:
O.k., so those backyard mushrooms I discovered yesterday, today gave the final 100% identification signal clue: the spores are pure white; the cooked honey mushroom is absolutely positively edible*.
*Completely satisfied about the edibility yet cautious with the first sampling, Joe and I ate one sautéed mushroom cap each. So delicious! And the whole house smelled wonderful! I would have been happy to have eaten the whole platter full, but as I am scheduled to work to Germany tomorrow, didn't want to take chances introducing a full serving of a cautionary food into my system, so when I am back home in 48 hours, we will make delicious dishes like mushroom burgers, and other dishes using the top tender portions of the stems I sautéed separately, a good idea: the stems seem to have a bitter taste.
Charlotte, NC, got 5.96" (43 centimeters) rainfall last month, in July, and records were set from the mountains to the coast, a wet pattern throughout the entire state of North Carolina. That might mean plenty of more mushrooms are on the way!
Hope you enjoy the 8% of 148 photos I took here this day!