puffball!

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 10-07-2007, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Wahine

Cooooool!!

I've never had breaded and suateed puffball. How interesting. Do you have a photo of it?

Yes, i just now took a photo!

Here it is.....

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**mimitabby** · 10-07-2007, 10:34 AM

Lisa, what happened to your velo orange bag??

it is beautiful. i didn't know they got that big!

**Wahine** · 10-07-2007, 10:37 AM

Wow! That is one big puffball.

I love the photo too, nice textures with the patina of use on the wood, the steel of the knife blade and the other produce int the background.

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 10-07-2007, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by mimitabby

Lisa, what happened to your velo orange bag??

it is beautiful. i didn't know they got that big!

Whaddya mean?- nothing happened to my VO bag!

I once got a bunch of puffballs that were more than twice that big- bigger than basketballs...you had to carry each one in a paper shopping bag! I gave some to friends that time.

Wahine, thanks for the photo compliment.

Those are our tomatoes, and some of the 200 or so organic apples we picked on Monday.

A farmer gave us the 3 sweet little Indian corns from his truck.

I also got some home made pickles and tomatoes from a woman in exchange for a banjo lesson.

Lots of harvest stuff going on around here right now!

**LBTC** · 10-07-2007, 10:49 AM

Yup, it's a gorgeous photo. I didn't know you could eat puffballs, though. Of course I've never seen one bigger than a golf ball!

H&B
~T~

**kelownagirl** · 10-07-2007, 10:50 AM

Wow, that's huge! I've never tasted "puffball" but it sounds interesting. It's like a mushroom right? Does it taste like mushrooms?

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 10-07-2007, 10:53 AM

Yes, it tastes like a VERY mild mushroom. It's all white in the middle, solid, with the fluffy mushroom texture.
I have to go make some apple/grape/date/walnut/yogurt salad now, to bring to the potluck dinner soon.....later, you guys!

**Pax** · 10-07-2007, 01:00 PM

That is so cool! I've never seen or even heard of a puffball before...now I want to try one.

**Eden** · 10-07-2007, 01:06 PM

I don't think I've ever seen one around here, but I grew up in Pennsylvania and they were all over the place - but much smaller! I understand that they are pretty safe to pick and eat since there aren't any poisonous varieties that look anything like them. I've never eaten one though.... I always noticed them in the late fall after they'd gone to spore and were much more fun to step on than to eat. (they are like little smoke bombs!)

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