Comments on: Eating dangerously http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:58:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: M@ http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-6110 M@ Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:19:41 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-6110 I ran over some non-editable ones with the lawn mower earlier on this year. Blacky-grey powder everywhere. Had to vacate. I ran over some non-editable ones with the lawn mower earlier on this year. Blacky-grey powder everywhere. Had to vacate.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5964 Nathan Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:49:58 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5964 The puffball is said to be pretty much flavorless, so it sounds like you were on the right track with your findings. I can see seasonings bringing something to it though. Mushrooms are one of the most flavor absorbent things you can cook with. Or what about mixing it with a really flavorful one like shitake. Truffle oil can be drizzled for that meaty "umami" element. I had also found some smaller puffball shrooms in my yard. Before getting rid of them from the fridge I tasted them raw and they did taste mushroomy and mild. They were starting to go spongey on the outside, so I just tried some interior flesh. Maybe slightly bitter, but okay... The puffball is said to be pretty much flavorless, so it sounds like you were on the right track with your findings. I can see seasonings bringing something to it though. Mushrooms are one of the most flavor absorbent things you can cook with. Or what about mixing it with a really flavorful one like shitake. Truffle oil can be drizzled for that meaty “umami” element.

I had also found some smaller puffball shrooms in my yard. Before getting rid of them from the fridge I tasted them raw and they did taste mushroomy and mild. They were starting to go spongey on the outside, so I just tried some interior flesh. Maybe slightly bitter, but okay…

]]> By: Ariana http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5944 Ariana Fri, 08 Sep 2006 02:52:08 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5944 Maybe a culinary letdown, but lots of fun to enjoy the faraging adventure with you-- thanks for such an interesting post! Also, I love the photos of your family... Maybe a culinary letdown, but lots of fun to enjoy the faraging adventure with you– thanks for such an interesting post! Also, I love the photos of your family…

]]> By: daniel http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5935 daniel Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:27:50 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5935 Just to be clear, the puffball may be edible, but really does not have much flavor. The kids did not care for it, and I may not cook one again, unless I find myself throwing a forage party... Just to be clear, the puffball may be edible, but really does not have much flavor. The kids did not care for it, and I may not cook one again, unless I find myself throwing a forage party…

]]> By: daniel http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5929 daniel Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:18:06 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5929 Well, 24 hours, and nary a wretch... Well, 24 hours, and nary a wretch…

]]> By: daniel http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5923 daniel Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:22:29 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5923 Most guides say something about waiting 48 hours after eating to be sure there is no reaction. Just the idea of eating a wild mushroom makes my stomach a little uneasy, but I will post here if it takes a turn for the worse. I admit that my stomach is feeling a little odd, but if I think about it, there are lots of questionable things that I have been eating besides wild mushrooms. Let's see, fermented meusli with kefir that from grains that were sitting for over 6 months with wild black rassberries that may not have been washed all that well... Most guides say something about waiting 48 hours after eating to be sure there is no reaction. Just the idea of eating a wild mushroom makes my stomach a little uneasy, but I will post here if it takes a turn for the worse. I admit that my stomach is feeling a little odd, but if I think about it, there are lots of questionable things that I have been eating besides wild mushrooms. Let’s see, fermented meusli with kefir that from grains that were sitting for over 6 months with wild black rassberries that may not have been washed all that well…

]]> By: nathan http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5922 nathan Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:21:50 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5922 I have grown up hearing of how my father's father loved to eat them, and staring at the 12"+ ones that grow on the farm, just wondering. Yet my father said he never ate them, and grandma doesn't remember how she cooked them for grandpa. Dad thought it was maybe just sliced and fried in butter, or eaten on a sandwich! Now that I have land on which to find all these fun treasures, I'm going to have to start eating the stuff growing everywhere. I'm planning on starting by picking some roots of the chiccory I see everywhere... I have grown up hearing of how my father’s father loved to eat them, and staring at the 12″+ ones that grow on the farm, just wondering. Yet my father said he never ate them, and grandma doesn’t remember how she cooked them for grandpa. Dad thought it was maybe just sliced and fried in butter, or eaten on a sandwich! Now that I have land on which to find all these fun treasures, I’m going to have to start eating the stuff growing everywhere. I’m planning on starting by picking some roots of the chiccory I see everywhere…

]]> By: daniel http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5917 daniel Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:48:24 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5917 Yep! All the info that I found said, if they are big, and are pure white inside, you can be pretty darn sure they are safe. I will let you know how I feel tomorrow... Yep! All the info that I found said, if they are big, and are pure white inside, you can be pretty darn sure they are safe. I will let you know how I feel tomorrow…

]]> By: Nathan (brother) http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5915 Nathan (brother) Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:44:20 +0000 http://daniel.shackelford.org/blog/2006/09/05/eating-dangerously/#comment-5915 Awww! Those are the same looking ones we have in our yard, and I haven't had gumption to taste them yet! Now I think I will. You still okay? Awww! Those are the same looking ones we have in our yard, and I haven’t had gumption to taste them yet! Now I think I will. You still okay?

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