Joylynn Hardesty

A good article here, with flavor profile and 4 suggested recipes.

You have asked the question that I did not know that I needed the answer for. I've used in in bread of course. I've also sauted it with onion and tromboncino (similar to zucchini, sorta) slices.


I always keep some around for the herbal diuretic effects. It works great for of you are retaining too much water or lymphatic fluid in your legs.

And to confuse things further, look what showed up in my email from Forager Chef. These appear to usually be smaller than what I have. Mine appear to be growing in grass, but I know that they may be on dead plum roots... Sigh.

His article does do better describing the toxic look alike though.

Mushroom Expert's article on puffballs.

The term "puffball," as I am using it here, is not at all scientific; I mean more or less any mushroom that looks like a ball when mature. Typically the interior of a puffball is composed of spore-producing flesh that turns into spore dust as the mushroom matures. When the puffball matures it splits open, or a perforation develops on surface of the ball, through which the spores escape—when raindrops land on the puffball, via air currents, or by some other means...

Hmmm... Seems very uncertain, lots of specie listed in the full article. I guess I am limited to observation this season and hope they show up again. It appears to me to be L umbrinum.

iNatralist's source is Wikipedia? Hmmm...

I was hoping puffball! Will ask them later. Also will read mushroom expert .com details.

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118139-Lycoperdon-umbrinum

Fungi. The brown mini polka dots are about the shade of pheasant feathers. Creamy solid flesh.

Your garden is inspiring, I look forward to seeing each of your updates. Thank you.

So... It seems I responded to the wrong thread... Here ya go.

I think a Permie dehydrates the skin and seass for later use as tomato paste. Could not find the post. Here's how rural sprout did it.

https://www.ruralsprout.com/make-tomato-paste-from-tomato-skins/

I think a Permie dehydrates the skin and seass for later use as tomato paste. Could not find the post. Here's how rural sprout did it.

https://www.ruralsprout.com/make-tomato-paste-from-tomato-skins/

If you add baking soda to your wash water, the ugly stuff washes right off. I think it was a tablespoon or two of soda per gallon of water.