Hens of the Woods Mushrooms
by Kim Galluzzo
Title
Hens of the Woods Mushrooms
Artist
Kim Galluzzo
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
http://theforagerpress.com/fieldguide/octfd.htm
1) Fabulous flavor
2) A firm texture that lends itself to almost any culinary application
3) Its usually bug free - at least inside the flesh - you have to pick over it but unless it's over the hill you won't find much in the way of bug larvae
4) Easy to store. Just chop this one up into what ever size pieces you like to cook with and store them in freezer bags in the freezer without any par-boiling, etc.
5) It's good for you! Studies are beginning to reveal immune-enhancing and cancer-preventing properties.
Description: Widely variable in color, from pure white to tan to brown to gray. It appears to get darker depending on direct sunlight (just like we do!) Large overlapping leaf-like fronds grow in bushy clusters that get larger with time. Each frond is from a half to four inches across and is usually darker to the outward edges of the "caps." The entire fruiting body can be as big as several feet across. The underside of individual caps consists of a pure white pore surface. Grifola frondosa is a polypore, a mushroom which disperses its spores from pores as opposed to gills. The pores are close together and tiny, almost difficult to see. The caps are firm and juicy. The stem is thick firm, white and branched. The spore print is white.
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October 22nd, 2012
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