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boisdevie1



Joined: 11 Aug 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 13 9:58 am    Post subject: Giant puffball Reply with quote
    

One of the joys of cycling as I've discovered (apart from a sore arse) is that you spot stuff easiser than you would if you whizzed along by car. I've spotted a giant puffball, about 10inches in diameter. Should I pick it now or leave it to get bigger? When's the best moment to eat them?

 
sean
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 13 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Pick it now.

 
jamanda
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 13 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'd get it now before some other beggar does.

 
DorsetScott



Joined: 23 Oct 2011
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Location: Bournemouth
PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 13 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Puff Burgers ahoy!!! One of my favourite uses for any mushroom!

 
Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 13 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If you leave it any longer it may get tough too.

 
anoia



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Location: Hertfordshire
PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 13 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

DorsetScott wrote:
Puff Burgers ahoy!!! One of my favourite uses for any mushroom!


This might sound stupid, but is the puffball the "bread"or the "meat"? I ask because I have 2 grapefruit sized ones in the fridge and no idea what to do with them! Last time I found one I believe I used it as a sponge to mop up an enormous amount of oil, which was tasty but a bit rich.

 
DorsetScott



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 13 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

anoia wrote:
DorsetScott wrote:
Puff Burgers ahoy!!! One of my favourite uses for any mushroom!


This might sound stupid, but is the puffball the "bread"or the "meat"? I ask because I have 2 grapefruit sized ones in the fridge and no idea what to do with them! Last time I found one I believe I used it as a sponge to mop up an enormous amount of oil, which was tasty but a bit rich.


The puffball is the meat. Basically get a couple of pieces burger sized, I fry it in bacon fat as the mushroom soaks it up and makes it extra tasty, then stick both bits in a bun with some tomato/lettuce/whatever you fancy (maybe even the bacon you got the fat from).

Nomnomnomnom

Now I want to find a giant puffball!!!!!

 
boisdevie1



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 13 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jamanda wrote:
I'd get it now before some other beggar does.


Damn damn and blast. Went back just 24 hours later and somebody has beaten me to it. Bloody French foragers. Merde merde merdy merde.

 
thingamajig



Joined: 07 Apr 2012
Posts: 27
Location: Bucks
PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 13 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

boisdevie1 wrote:
Jamanda wrote:
I'd get it now before some other beggar does.


Damn damn and blast. Went back just 24 hours later and somebody has beaten me to it. Bloody French foragers. Merde merde merdy merde.


You snooze,you lose!

 
vegplot



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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd
PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 13 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sean wrote:
Pick it now.


These words will stay with you.

 
Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 13 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

When I first came across that word I looked it up in my school French dictionary and it wasn't there.

Hard luck, and hope you find another puffball ready for eating.

 
bubble



Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 960

PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 13 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

heres one you ve missed.A giant puffball in the basket is worth ten in the meadow!!! got it today at Mildenhall.

 
thingamajig



Joined: 07 Apr 2012
Posts: 27
Location: Bucks
PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 13 11:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nice find!
Its a shame they're not around for Halloween,they make great human skulls.

 
Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 13 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That looks a lovely one. Hope you enjoy it.

 
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