"Joe Bloggs" wrote in message
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Sorry, it looked so gross, like something that had died, that thoughts of
eating
it were not on the agenda at all.
I was more concerned to find out if it was related to honeyfungus and
would do
damage to my shrubs.

Hmmm... Honey fungus. Some people find it really rather indigestible. I
personally like it with chicken in pie.