I like puffballs. They’re easy to identify. And unlike the wood-eating variety of fungi, they tend to cluster in grassy places… where they’re easy to see!
photo taken on the way to Tyrell’s wood: 8th Oct 2019
- Follow crispina kemp on WordPress.com
-
-
Available as Paperback or e-book on Amazon Copyright Crispina Kemp and crimsonprose 2012
Unauthorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site is strictly forbidden.
Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Crispina Kemp and crimsonprose with appropriate and specific direction to the original content
-
Recent Posts
Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Categories
Archives
Meta
crispina kemp 
Now I like the looks of those. Are they puffed with air? Or solid?
LikeLiked by 1 person
And they are edible. Peel it. Check it for grubs… best to gather when young… slice and fry like an ordinary mushroom. The Giant Puffball can grow to 70 cm across and weigh 5kg. Enough for a family of four to enjoy for breakfast!
LikeLike
They are rather fabulous looking – and edible! Bonus. 70 cm across and 5kg!!! Bloody Hell! Now my internal recipe rolodex is spinning…
LikeLiked by 1 person
But they do have to be fresh, cos the insects do like them as nurseries for their children 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I figured when you said to look for grubs…
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
These are lovely and they look good enough to eat! they kind of look like a puffed up cheese ball! Thanks for sharing Crispina! 😀 ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
Always happy to do so
LikeLiked by 1 person
How very polite of them to be so obvious! I don’t know that I’ve ever seen them in the wild — or maybe I have, but never recognized them prior to my learning all about mushrooms from your blog.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m glad you’re finding it informative. And I’m sure I’ve said it before, but I’ll repeat: Life on earth is dependant upon fungi; fungi were there from the start.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I was going to ask if they were edible and found the answer right away. Will keep an eye out for them now. Thanks for sharing these.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Note, these are young ones. Adults aren’t so spiny!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I used to live in a place which always had huge puffballs in the garden. At the time I didn’t know they were edible. They would have been interesting to try.
LikeLiked by 1 person
My father says they used to feast on the giant puffballs when he was p.o.w. in Prussia during WWII
LikeLiked by 1 person