Tag: puffball mushroom
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Too Late!
In Maine, there is an abundance of mushrooms, some of which are edible. Some time ago I took a class hoping to learn which was which. Even with a bit of knowledge under my belt, I hesitate to eat any mushrooms other than those from the farmers market or grocery. There is an exception. Several…
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What to do With a Puffball
Overnight it seemed, this big blob sprung up in the yard. Curious, I pulled it up, took it inside for a photo that was posted on Facebook with the question what is it. Immediately came back a number of responses, mostly from Maine friends, identifying it as an edible puffball. Edible? I was a little…
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It’s a Puffball!
For several days something that appeared to be a mushroom sprang up in the yard and got bigger and bigger and bigger until it was larger than my head. Thinking to trash it before it took over, I pulled it off the ground and was blown away by how much it weighed. When I started…
Lulu’s Musings…. 