What to do with this fungus

[deerdad]

I posted this in the off topic and it was suggested to post it down here. This is at the base of an oak tree in my yard and it comes back every year. Last year someone was trying to take it one night when they got scared off. So this thing is called hen of the woods? What can I do with it? It's about 2 feet across and a half a foot thick anyway. It's good sized. I have never done anything with regards to fungus or mushrooms.

 

[wilson911]

Brownies?

 

[knoxy]

Brownies?

That'd be some shitty brownies!

 

[peterk123]

That right there is hen of the woods for sure. It is a choice edible. Slice it up and sauté in butter. Or you can make some killer soup too. Chicken broth, garlic, kale onion, a pile of hen of the woods sliced thin, and shrimp makes a rip'n soup. Salt and pepper to your taste. Pour it over some rice noodle or any noodle of your choice.

 

[DJBrad]

I posted this in the off topic and it was suggested to post it down here. This is at the base of an oak tree in my yard and it comes back every year. Last year someone was trying to take it one night when they got scared off. So this thing is called hen of the woods? What can I do with it? It's about 2 feet across and a half a foot thick anyway. It's good sized. I have never done anything with regards to fungus or mushrooms.

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That’s hilarious that you had someone trying to snatch it up

 

[Knob Creek]

The problem with wild mushrooms is knowing what is good and what isn't. I probably have some good eats out in my woods.

 

[mac1911]

That’s hilarious that you had someone trying to snatch it up

I have had several people ask me if they can pick the shrooms in my yard. My buddy scoffed up the Hen in my yard and brought it to his dad. I see another one brewing. Few weeks ago I had a yard full of the small plain looking shrooms , lady down the street picked those.

 

[clampett]

Be careful with those green and yellow leaves to the right of that mushroom.

 

[deerdad]

No, that's not poison ivy.

Be careful with those green and yellow leaves to the right of that mushroom.

 

[oppressed]

I saw this on a walk Sunday morning. It was about a foot tall. What do you do about bugs and slugs when preparing to eat these things? Do you rinse them or will that ruin them?

 

[Boghog1]

No, that's not poison ivy.

what is it? it looks a lot like poison ivy to me

 

[deerdad]

I believe they're walnut tree saplings. There are a couple small producing ones about 30 feet away from the oak. It does look like ivy in the picture but it isn't.

 

[pastera]

Had a large mushroom growing like the one in the OP in the front yard where I removed a large oak - thing was about 1' x 2.5'
Ran it over with the lawn tractor then ripped it out - had I realized that it was edible and wanted would have harvested it and posted it here

 

[enbloc]

Absolutely Poison Ivy...

 

[Fritz the Cat]

What ever they are I am not using it to wipe my ass.

 

[enbloc]

What ever they are I am not using it to wipe my ass.

The mushrooms?

 

[Fritz the Cat]

The mushrooms?

Those, either. They fall apart too easy.

 

[qqac]

I believe they're walnut tree saplings. There are a couple small producing ones about 30 feet away from the oak. It does look like ivy in the picture but it isn't.

Those aren't walnut tree saplings.


Edit: and if you are thinking it can't be poison ivy because of the munch marks: Poison Ivy -- A Wildlife Food -- One Of First Plants To Change Color | Penn State University

 

[DJBrad]

Those, either. They fall apart too easy.

Dirty fingers.

 

[bfm]

Those, either. They fall apart too easy.

Blot gently, it will be fine. wiping too hard causes more issues than it solves.

 

[knoxy]

Absolutely Poison Ivy...

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That bottom pic is not poison ivy. Could be poison sumac.

 

[enbloc]

That bottom pic is not poison ivy. Could be poison sumac.

Yep. Those are walnut seedlings.
I posted it to show the difference between poison ivy and walnut seedlings.

 

[knoxy]

Yep. Those are walnut seedlings.
I posted it to show the difference between poison ivy and walnut seedlings.

For reference:

 

[enbloc]

What ever they are I am not using it to wipe my ass.

For that, may I suggest Mullein...

Or, as I call it: "Charmin of the field"...

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Comphrey works well, too.

 

[enbloc]

Comphrey works well, too.

Comfrey is toxic... no?

Forget Toilet Paper? Here Are 5 Leaves You Can Use in a Pinch

 

[DJBrad]

For reference:
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What @enbloc posted were definitely compound leaves of a walnut seedling. Poison sumac is a bush not a tree. Who the hell has poison sumac in a nursery

 

[DJBrad]

For that, may I suggest Mullein...

Or, as I call it: "Charmin of the field"...

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Mullein seeds can also be used to shock fish in a pond for culling.

 

[enbloc]

Mullein seeds can also be used to shock fish in a pond for culling.

 

[enbloc]