From a beautiful Laetiporus cincinnatus found earlier in July. It was in great shape, but the lower layers had grown around a fair amount of stiltgrass, and I didn't want to hog it all.
Ahh, that's unfortunate. I hope you get a chance to try some in better condition someday. Here, we mostly have L. sulphureus and L. cincinnatus, which are both choice edibles.
Young specimens are edible if they exude large amounts of a clear to pale yellow watery liquid. Only the young outer edges of larger specimens should be collected, as older portions tend to be tough, unpalatable, and bug-infested.
Ahh, that's unfortunate. I hope you get a chance to try some in better condition someday. Here, we mostly have L. sulphureus and L. cincinnatus, which are both choice edibles.
That was the one. Wikipedia says:
I did not follow this advice (no bugs though).
Dang. I'm glad it at least didn't make you sick!
I just trusted my taste buds. Pity though, they're large and I got a lot of sauce quite similar to your recipe, which I then had to throw out.
I'm not much of a forager but next time I'll remember. They're easy to recognize.