Hi, out and about this weekend a came across these! The White ones were about 10-11 inches across, the Black ones only 1cm across....
Are they edible?
Thanks
James
Are they edible?
Thanks
James
Just wondered about these Mushrooms....
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black ones are definately jew's ear (now known as wood ear, or jelly ear ever since the world went completely mad)
and i'd agree with bushwacker, they look like dryads saddle to me too
stuart
and i'd agree with bushwacker, they look like dryads saddle to me too
stuart
Jews ears are edible but by most not considered worth it - although I've never tried. One technique I heard was dry them up, grind em down and add them to soup. There's loads in the wood we go to.
Ah remember you saying. The other ones were at the bottom end of the wood, and loads of them!
jews ear is a good flavor carrier and fill your soup
there not bad if you use some nice herbs to flavor them
but dont eat them from oak because of the tannin in the oak that will go in the mushroom
there not bad if you use some nice herbs to flavor them
but dont eat them from oak because of the tannin in the oak that will go in the mushroom
personally i only eat them when they have a nice reddish/brown colour not when they became black
i dont know about them on beech, i usually find them on elder trees
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The jew's ear in the picture are well past eating. They need to be fresh. And I only ever see them on elder.
The larger Dryad's saddles are also at the point where you can't eat them, although they get MUCH bigger than this. Only the small ones are edible. The bigger ones taste like cardboard.
The larger Dryad's saddles are also at the point where you can't eat them, although they get MUCH bigger than this. Only the small ones are edible. The bigger ones taste like cardboard.
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