11-10-2004, 05:36 PM
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The message
from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
Er, no. Of the three common species that are called puffballs, the
least common (the giant one) is the only one that is excellent
eating, and the one that is by far the most common is effectively
inedible (though not actually poisonous, as far as I know).
All the true puffballs are edible AFAIK, and I'd say they all provide
excellent eating - all those I've tried have been at least as good as
the giant puffball, and some, better. IMO, of course.
Some are listed as 'edibility unknown' - I can confidently state that in
my case, edibility isn't unknown any longer, except in the case of
Lycoperdon predellicatum, which I've never seen, (and because of its
rarity, I wouldn't touch.) L. foetidum, for obvious reasons.
L. echinatum is listed as 'not edible', but I find it is excellent.
(Once you've scraped off the 'spines' and fried it in butter with a
touch of garlic.)
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Rusty
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