So, try as I might today, I was unable to find any exciting Journal articles to share with you and felt it was destined to be a sad, post-less day. But then I saw a headline that made me smile:
Massive mushroom found in BC just the start of silly season stories
Isn't that promising?
And so is the story: Massive mushroom found in BC just the start of silly season stories Basically, Christian Therrien went hunting for mushrooms with his son Sebastien and found this giant puffball mushroom(Calvatia gigantea).
After a quick photo op and some local bragging Mr. Therrian decided to put the mushroom back, hoping the spores would help the field.
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| Christian Therrien and his giant mushroom |
With how big the mushroom was, it was wise for him to return it to the pasture anyway because giant puffballs, while edible young, cause digestive problems if you eat them once they have begun generating spores.
A simple way to identify if the puffball is still edible (Assuming you have the right mushroom, but keying out is a different story.) is by cutting it open. If the inside is fleshy and white, it's alright: if not... well, then it's not.
The rest of the news article linked to is actually about exactly the same thing that this post is btw: silly little space filling news items. I hope it is as enjoyable for you as it has been for me, and hopefully I will find something more in depth for tomorrow.
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