I posted the following on other forums but thought I'd share here as well. The old cherry stump/chopping block out in the backyard has been growing Chicken of the Woods (sulphur shelf) mushrooms this fall. I started taking pictures when I noticed it, just to share the growth progression per day. All pictures are about 24 hours apart. Typically, I'll sauté and add to orzo or rice. Just to try something different, I battered, coated with seasoned flour and fried in cast iron, of course. It was great!
I've seen this quite a few time up here in Scotland but it's always growing in a place I can't pick it. One day.
Wow that's an incredible growth rate. It seems I rarely find those in my local woods. I'll echo the other post and say it wasn't a good year for any fungi this year given the lack of rain.
Is this a pretty safe fungus to self identity? Or are there look-alikes that someone should be wary of? I've always wanted to educate myself on mushrooms , but I'm a little concerned with screwing up and paying the price.
Impressive. I've always wanted to learn to ID wild mushrooms, but dying from eating the wrong type kind of scares me.
just a CAVEAT: http://americanmushrooms.com/edibles4.htm SULPHUR SHELF MUSHROOMS GROWING ON ANY CONIFER TREE (PINE, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE, FIR, LARCH/TAMARACK, ETC.), EUCALYPTUS, OR LOCUST TREES SHOULD NOT BE EATEN. ---------------------------------------------------- warning aside, these guys are great to deal with. If you can find a few hardwood logs, you can grow your own http://everythingmushrooms.com/grow...-of-the-woods-laetiporus-sulphureus-100-pack/ get yourself this book: EDIBLE WILD MUSHROOMS OF NORTH AMERICA