*Cooked before eating (a light sauté in butter gives an excellent, mushroomy, umami flavor and dense, meaty texture), although some people have prolonged gastrointestinal distress afterwards (up to 6 or 8 weeks) [for those who really want to try, parboiling the mushrooms briefly [or 10 solid minutes in lightly salted water, and use this boiled water as a mushroom stock or for risotto, but sadly, after this rough treatment of boiling, the mushroom loses flavor and some of its meaty texture, becoming a bit rubbery, and takes on an almost exclusively crunchy texture at the edges, but it's one way to remove whatever compounds that disagree with some people’s digestive systems]; however, the operative words for eating them is: approach with caution, be certain of your identification by a white spore print, and sample very small quantities at first until you know how your body will respond to this mushroom – the decision to eat or not to eat other species of mushroom popping up in and around our regional landscapes that are not absolutely identified as edible is easy to make…DON'T EAT THEM!! – this mushroom cannot be positively identified by observing features alone: a white spore print must be confirmed for positive identification, and this mushroom has look-alikes, some deadly, some making you very sick, so tips are a guideline only, confirm with reliable sources & a trusted local expert, and as always, it's your responsibility to ensure 100% any wild plant or mushroom you consume, as, even when properly ID-d, ringless honeys are notorious for giving some people acute GI problems: always try a very small amount, like a single cap, the first time, then a small portion (3-4), before consuming a whole meal's worth
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Charlotte, NC – 2018AUG22 – Ringless Honey Mushroom:
We've had record rainfall lately – the wettest July on record and the 2nd wettest month ever – and just "overnight" these two clusters of edible mushrooms popped in our backyard, Armillaria tabescens, growing with explosive speed, often reach full maturity in a day or two, growing in clusters of multiple individuals arising from the same spot in the ground.
By average rainfall in Charlotte, NC (USA), the wettest month is March: an average 4.4" of rain falls on 11-12 days, though in July rain typically falls on more days, with 3.5" in 12-13 days, the driest month, November: an average of 3.0" in 9-10 days, though in October rain typically falls less days, 3.3" in 7-8 days.
Hope you enjoy the 16% of 49 photos I took here this day!
