From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   e.hutton wrote:   
   >   
   > You must be crackers about getting your mushroom fix.   
   > The little Lycoperdons are almost tasteless and just   
   > absorb the flavours they are cooked in, Lycoperdon   
   > and garlic and spices will taste exactly the same as   
   > just garlic and spices. Langermannia gigantea   
   > (giant puff-ball, found in the UK) and the Calvatia's   
   > are a lot better, but keep the extra flavouring down.   
      
   This has been a barren year for mushrooms in my region.  There was a   
   burst of Calvatia fruiting in August, following the only rain we had all   
   summer.  But, I was out of town, and by the time I came back the   
   puffballs were loosing their firmness.  : (  All September and most of   
   October was bone dry.  After the rains last week, the weather has again   
   gone dry.  There hasn't been a cloud in the sky for two days.   
      
   Yeah, the Lycoperdons don't have much to offer.  But, I'm getting   
   desperate.  We had a freeze last night.  *Maybe* I can find some blewits   
   in the coming weeks.  It'd be nice to end the season on a tasty note.   
      
      
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