the second largest oyster mushroom i’ve ever found

…at nearly a foot tall.

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lraquel:
“The second largest oyster mushroom I ever found at nearly a foot tall.
Pleurotus species, secret spot, Spring 2014.
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I didn’t eat the giant mushroom. If you zoom in, you can see it already has insect damage at the base. Here are some pics...

I didn’t eat the giant mushroom. If you zoom in, you can see it already has insect damage at the base. There are some pics of “eaters” below. 

lraquel:
“The second largest oyster mushroom I ever found at nearly a foot tall.
Pleurotus species, secret spot, Spring 2014.
”
I didn’t eat the giant mushroom. If you zoom in, you can see it already has insect damage at the base. Here are some pics...

I ALWAYS COOK wild caught fungi. Some have bothersome chemicals supposedly denatured by cooking, and it sterilizes them. No one wants to eat raw bug slime. 

My oyster mushroom consumption process is simple. Blast the bugs off with the faucet sprayer. DRY. Dust lightly with bread crumbs or salted flour. Fry in butter and olive oil. Serve with rice or as a salad topper.

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Oyster babies. Tooooo cute to harvest. I left them to grow.
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Oyster not-babies-anymore. 3 days of growth.

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Later that night….breaded oysters….

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