lindsay Posted June 21, 2014 really cool mushroom this one, as the bottom is breaking down as spore soup, the top part of the gills are still forming. has anyone tried eating these? i am only, finding 1 or 2 of these at a time. stem buts, seem easy to sprout myc on cardboard. are they worth propagating? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted June 21, 2014 Some consider them as no1 edible mushroom, i find them rather bland and too soft. They have to be very young and completely white, and cooked imediately, they dont keep well at all. Their mycelium is a worthy addition to the compost pile. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) I'm with Tangich in regards to being completely white, only ever eaten the youngsters thinly sliced and fried with onions, then onto toast.... Apparently they can be sliced and fast dehydrated by dehydrator only (not air dried) but have never tried it. Once they start deliquescence ("melting") there is no stopping them breaking down. Also they are a great introduction into compost piles, worthy of growing and spreading about. I remember reading somewhere they are able to kill and consume a couple of nematode species, dunno how true that is though. Edible, they are OK ....prefer others myself but worthy a mung. EDIT - they produce a fair bit of liquid that I strain off Edited June 21, 2014 by waterboy 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted June 22, 2014 They tend to taste and have the consistency of scrambled egg. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lindsay Posted June 23, 2014 yep your right waterboy on the nematodes. on a quick search found tis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprinus_comatus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted June 24, 2014 Easy as hell to fruit off manured compost as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
