Drying Birch polypore (Piptoporus betulinus)?

[Hartung]

Plaster 1
I have no clue were to take the plaster off the polypore. This thread shows one example: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33686&highlight=birch+polypore. What is done there is the pore layer that is cut away. You can do that by only inserting your finger between the pore layer and the flesh of the polypore. Than run your finger between both layers and the pore layer lifts off quite easily without breaking.

Plaster 2
I cut several polypore into 3-4mm thick slices and dried them beside the heating. Once dry they easily break when being bent. But put under water for just a few seconds rehydrate perfectly and look and feel like fresh polypore. Sorry no pics of the dried onses. Perhaps tomorrow.

 

[Toddy]

Oh good example

Big maggot that one though, the ones that ate mine to hollow shells were about about 5 or 6mm long and only as thick as a pencil lead.
Probably a million beasties eat these fungi

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Hartung]

Probably a million beasties eat these fungi
Toddy

You are trying to make me worry, aren't you? ;-)

 

[Toddy]

Nah, they don't do it when they're dry it's just getting them there safely that I find a problem

cheers,
M