tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post9133987625189886899..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Hen of the WoodsRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-9926928990070513632012-06-14T23:33:29.157-07:002012-06-14T23:33:29.157-07:00OG COURSE you can eat them and OF COURSE they are ...OG COURSE you can eat them and OF COURSE they are mushrooms. I am sorry, but why are some people THAT lazy! How were they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-67677338552959802292011-09-01T15:27:36.140-07:002011-09-01T15:27:36.140-07:00Erik, chicken and hen of the woods are two differe...Erik, chicken and hen of the woods are two different mushrooms. Chicken is Laeriporus Polyporosae and Hen is Griffola Frondosa. Chicken of the woods grows with bright orange shelves with yellow fringes. I have yet to try hen, but I hear good things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-49757095255045095552008-10-21T23:14:00.000-07:002008-10-21T23:14:00.000-07:00I frequently ate these while hiking the Appalachia...I frequently ate these while hiking the Appalachians, but knew them as "chicken of the woods." Eching Carrie they have the texture of chicken. And taste close enough to fried chicken (even with some of their own garlicky flavor) when fried in oil so its pretty much the same thing as chicken when you're used to eating Lipton noodle packages every dinner.<BR/><BR/>To those warning against eating wild collected fungus, sure you can get sick or die, but every field guide I've seen tells you if the species can be easily confused with a poisonous relative. And if you read the intro, you'll learn subtle but simple and sure-fire ways of knowing what you're looking at - such as the way the gills are attached to the stem.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689682439939867502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-55419170673845368042008-10-21T05:25:00.000-07:002008-10-21T05:25:00.000-07:00We have at least one of these things in our front ...We have at least one of these things in our front yard (same place) every year - delicious? It looks like space alien poo - I don't think soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-54726338591616872072008-10-18T16:52:00.000-07:002008-10-18T16:52:00.000-07:00I bet these would make a great addition to a homem...I bet these would make a great addition to a homemade cream of mushroom soup, too... *drool* <BR/><BR/>Lisa, that is a terrible thing to experience! My heart goes out to you, and I hope you NEVER have to experience anything even remotely close to that again! I can understand if you never eat another 'shroom for the rest of your life!<BR/><BR/>--TwoDragonsDenita TwoDragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122913786289906059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-79316073219587032922008-10-17T08:15:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:15:00.000-07:00The cooked texture is "meaty". I, myself am not m...The cooked texture is "meaty". I, myself am not much a mushroom eater, I detest morels *gack(tm)*<BR/><BR/>I wholeheartedly agree, please, please be sure of what you're eating. My DH's family have been eating off this patch of Hen for years now, but it's never been so large in the 5 years I've been around. 2 or 3 at the most. <BR/><BR/>Thanks RW for posting me once again - I think w/winter coming on we're going to be out of the ugly business for awhile. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-43500261843231402152008-10-17T06:52:00.000-07:002008-10-17T06:52:00.000-07:00What an awful experience, Lisa. I'll stick to my m...What an awful experience, Lisa. I'll stick to my mushroom bits in a can unless I have experts tell me otherwise.Raging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-57518816673883483972008-10-17T05:56:00.000-07:002008-10-17T05:56:00.000-07:00I can tell you first hand how awful mushroom poiso...I can tell you first hand how awful mushroom poisoning is.<BR/>My mom & aunt went and picked a bunch of mushrooms.. cooked them up that night, and alot of us ate them (mom, aunt, me, aunt's 3 kids). Few hours later, we were all puking and getting rushed to the hospital.<BR/>We all had to get our stomachs pumped (lovely experience there, specially when they tell you to breathe through your nose, but you can't b/c you have a cold, so every time you breath through your mouth, you gag b/c of the tube going down your throat so you throw up all of the stuff they're pumping in)... IV drips, etc etc, the works.<BR/>Yeah... not fun at allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-1685134529434769062008-10-17T02:58:00.000-07:002008-10-17T02:58:00.000-07:00this looks like.. i dunno.. someething run over an...this looks like.. i dunno.. someething run over and left there for a while...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-18637253349449782182008-10-17T01:52:00.000-07:002008-10-17T01:52:00.000-07:00There is a similar mushroom in Europe called the n...There is a similar mushroom in Europe called the nappy clucking hen (Sparassis crispa) with similar qualities. Sliced, breaded and fried it tastes like veal. Delicious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-40759310877848243962008-10-16T15:43:00.000-07:002008-10-16T15:43:00.000-07:00BTW, does anyone know what the texture of these is...BTW, does anyone know what the texture of these is like after they're cooked? Stringy, gooey, chewy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-8525253335080369942008-10-16T15:41:00.000-07:002008-10-16T15:41:00.000-07:00Most people get poisoned by mushrooms when they pi...Most people get poisoned by mushrooms when they pick mushrooms in a foreign country that look like safe ones from their home country. If you're in a new area, always run by local experts what is safe to eat and what isn't. Mushroom poisoning is nasty business and oftentimes an agonizing death. Don't play around with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-91871439212709270742008-10-16T13:42:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:42:00.000-07:00Yay mushrooms. I want to go out and frolic in som...Yay mushrooms. I want to go out and frolic in some woods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-65465587733515916182008-10-16T10:47:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:47:00.000-07:00-drool- My grandparents and I used to go mushroom ...-drool- My grandparents and I used to go mushroom hunting, not for these, but I can remember the smell of them frying in the kitchen. Oh, memories.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716960268427103897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-29576018919297713622008-10-16T09:38:00.000-07:002008-10-16T09:38:00.000-07:00Never heard of it, looks weird though. Is it a mus...Never heard of it, looks weird though. Is it a mushroom? I bet it does taste pretty yum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-33843174876569944172008-10-16T08:09:00.000-07:002008-10-16T08:09:00.000-07:00Odd. It looks like a cross between cauliflower an...Odd. It looks like a cross between cauliflower and an artichoke. I've also never heard of them or ever seen one in the wild. And I consider myself a mushroom eater and morel hunter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com