Comments on: It Just Doesn’t Stop Growing… http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:46:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 Shirley Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:19:52 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/#comment-1692 I never thought of this thing being a puffball. We do have puffballs around here, but any I have seen have been small and already dry and dark. I have always wished I knew how to tell which mushrooms were edible... our woods are full of mushrooms, especially this year because we have had so much rain. The book I bought about identifying edible mushrooms only added to my confusion!!! I never thought of this thing being a puffball. We do have puffballs around here, but any I have seen have been small and already dry and dark. I have always wished I knew how to tell which mushrooms were edible… our woods are full of mushrooms, especially this year because we have had so much rain. The book I bought about identifying edible mushrooms only added to my confusion!!!

]]> By: TechSamaritan http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-1680 TechSamaritan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:02:46 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/#comment-1680 That would be a puffball mushroom! They can get huge (over a meter across), and are edible, but not all that great. Yes, I have tried one. They really do not have much flavor, but could stand in for tofu... Just be careful if you decide to eat any mushroom. These are pretty easy to identify because of their distinctive size, but to be sure, you can cut one open and make sure there is no other shape inside (as in a immature amanita), only pure white monotonous flesh. Oh, and as a fellow downshifter, great site! That would be a puffball mushroom! They can get huge (over a meter across), and are edible, but not all that great. Yes, I have tried one. They really do not have much flavor, but could stand in for tofu… Just be careful if you decide to eat any mushroom. These are pretty easy to identify because of their distinctive size, but to be sure, you can cut one open and make sure there is no other shape inside (as in a immature amanita), only pure white monotonous flesh.

Oh, and as a fellow downshifter, great site!

]]> By: clemintine http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 clemintine Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:29:10 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/#comment-1658 Looks like a puff ball to me... my dad and granpa used to go hunting for these...you can eat them... just dust with flour and fry in hot butter...very rich.. Looks like a puff ball to me…
my dad and granpa used to go hunting for these…you can eat them…
just dust with flour and fry in hot butter…very rich..

]]> By: Carla http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 Carla Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:11:06 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/#comment-1446 We sometimes get these in our yard, but not near as big as yours! When they dry out a bit, they turn black. When we were kids, we'd call them "horse f***s" -- perhaps because they smelled. We'd squeeze them or throw them at someone and the spores would come out. We sometimes get these in our yard, but not near as big as yours! When they dry out a bit, they turn black. When we were kids, we’d call them “horse f***s” — perhaps because they smelled. We’d squeeze them or throw them at someone and the spores would come out.

]]> By: Hadias http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Hadias Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:42:49 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/#comment-1444 I found one of these in my backyard a few months ago. Upon doing some research I've found out that they are a result of mold spores in the soil. Yuck. I've read that if your yard is full of them then you have a problem. I just saw the one so I think I'm o.k. We pulled it up and broke it apart. The children were just as fascinated as I was. Thanks for sharing. I found one of these in my backyard a few months ago. Upon doing some research I’ve found out that they are a result of mold spores in the soil. Yuck.

I’ve read that if your yard is full of them then you have a problem. I just saw the one so I think I’m o.k.

We pulled it up and broke it apart. The children were just as fascinated as I was.

Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Mrs. Mordecai http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-1432 Mrs. Mordecai Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:32:40 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/it-just-doesnt-stop-growing/#comment-1432 That's amazing! I hope you'll keep us updated. I've always loved mushrooms. That’s amazing! I hope you’ll keep us updated. I’ve always loved mushrooms.

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