If I don't supplement this post I'm either in shroom heaven or in good health after savoring some excellent cuisine. Spotted a nice crop of mushrooms in grassed over driveway; 3rd year these have come up. Matched lots of pictures and descriptions and decided with high confidence that these were Shaggy Manes aka Inky Caps. I tired a very small piece early this am, no problem; a larger piece at noon, no problem; and now a couple of small ones two hours ago, no problem.
There is a problem: these things are good. Dipped the small ones in an egg/milk mixture, rolled in cornmeal and flour with a little salt and garlic, and then sauteed in olive oil.
These are supposed to be one of the three foolproof mushrooms, others being morels and puffballs, although the sulfur shelf might also be in that foolproof category. I have picked morels, so the shaggy mane now is the second mushroom that I've had the courage to pick. Maybe the puffball next.
Did I do myself in? or will I survive to enjoy again? Any great recipes for these? If the past holds, I should get another crop yet this fall. The darn things last not much more than a day or two before they dissolve into black goo.
There is a problem: these things are good. Dipped the small ones in an egg/milk mixture, rolled in cornmeal and flour with a little salt and garlic, and then sauteed in olive oil.
These are supposed to be one of the three foolproof mushrooms, others being morels and puffballs, although the sulfur shelf might also be in that foolproof category. I have picked morels, so the shaggy mane now is the second mushroom that I've had the courage to pick. Maybe the puffball next.
Did I do myself in? or will I survive to enjoy again? Any great recipes for these? If the past holds, I should get another crop yet this fall. The darn things last not much more than a day or two before they dissolve into black goo.
