Elfin Saddle Mushroom.
BD'Gst take on this mushroom was perfect-- it looked like molten plastic :) Don't think i would eat it unless i was quite hungry or starving...
Elfin Saddle Mushroom Edibility Notes from internet:
When you combine the potential risks of upset stomach and exposure to trace quantities of Gyromitrin, the prospect of eating the Elfin Saddle mushroom becomes significantly less appealing. Combined with its overall poor culinary performance (it’s rather bland and you are advised to cook the ever-loving hell out of them to remove the Gyromitrin), the Elfin Saddle is at its best when used as a subject of mushroom photography, in my estimation.
I have eaten the caps of Elfin Saddle mushrooms in the past, and on the whole I was unimpressed and do not plan to try it again. Its rubbery but frail cap sort of fell apart and shriveled into soft, unappealing little curls of weird gunk during cooking. I did not experience any GI distress, but I was very cautious to only eat a very small amount of it, so I could not possibly weigh in on the overall safety and advisability of eating Elfin Saddles based on personal experience.
Elfin Saddle Mushroom.
BD'Gst take on this mushroom was perfect-- it looked like molten plastic :) Don't think i would eat it unless i was quite hungry or starving...
Elfin Saddle Mushroom Edibility Notes from internet:
When you combine the potential risks of upset stomach and exposure to trace quantities of Gyromitrin, the prospect of eating the Elfin Saddle mushroom becomes significantly less appealing. Combined with its overall poor culinary performance (it’s rather bland and you are advised to cook the ever-loving hell out of them to remove the Gyromitrin), the Elfin Saddle is at its best when used as a subject of mushroom photography, in my estimation.
I have eaten the caps of Elfin Saddle mushrooms in the past, and on the whole I was unimpressed and do not plan to try it again. Its rubbery but frail cap sort of fell apart and shriveled into soft, unappealing little curls of weird gunk during cooking. I did not experience any GI distress, but I was very cautious to only eat a very small amount of it, so I could not possibly weigh in on the overall safety and advisability of eating Elfin Saddles based on personal experience.