one of my favorite wild mushrooms. Here is a tip, if you want to continue enjoying them, only take 1/2 of what you find. If you find 2 growing, only take 1...if you find 4 only take 2. If you only find 1, leave it. They need the other one to release its spores for the next years growth.
Joe, when I was a much younger gal..grampa and me would go out and pick wild mushrooms...and the big puff balls... mother would have the three frying pans ready to go...her secret was bacon grease...the rest of us would make a few loaves of bread into toast...and wait until the mushrooms where plattered up and put on the table...then we would all dig in....chow down on this wonderful nature's treat..just used good old salt and pepper...mother would make excellent mushroom soup from the remaining mushrooms...but I always manage to sneak one last toasted mushroom sandwich.. before she added them to her soup pot... Thanks for sharing...
My wife and I enjoy your videos very much. We live in Green Bay so not that far away. I've been watching for about 2 years, maybe a little more. Love the tent, and the farm.
We used to have them growing around our bus station as kids and we'd kick them around and throw them at each other. The bus driver and adults nearby would be in shock thinking that we would get sick. I remember this kid went deeper into the woods behind the bus station and kicked a bunch of mushrooms and when he came back his shoes were like juicy and sticky from just nasty nasty stuff and once he realized it he started crying and we all were scared cause it loooked soooooo nasty lmfao. He was just crying his eyes out. We were just elementary kids 6th graders being the oldest lol
I remember as a kid here in Illinois i have smashed them but never seen 1 that big Joe ... I do love mushrooms with many of my dishes so i would try it ... I think like the one guy i would cook them in butter with onions... Thanks for the video , still watch every video after all these yrs and appreciate ever one of them 😊
Nice Video, We love them. Just Olive oil, salt, black pepper and some garlic powder; texture is a little like scrambled eggs. Just remember, mushrooms absorb chemicals; never eat them from a lawn that sprays pesticides or roundup etc. It is great to find these in the woods; nice treat to have on occasion .
As you said that at the end I was thinking you must have survived the meal if I was watching this. I was raised on a reservation in Hayward WI we ate many things from the forests but I don't remember those being that big and I was told the same thing about blinding or poises as a child. If I ever visit Hayward Superior or Silver Bay all places with family again I look forward to trying some. Thanks for the reminders of childhood and what it is like in that climate I so miss some of it.
Wow, what freakishly large mushrooms. And the inside of it is not at all what I expected. Odd thing. I think you are right in thinking of larger cuts with breading on it would be good.
Ate them as a kid here in Michigan. We found ones as big as a pumpkin😱. Yes they're good. But my favorite of all the wild mushrooms I ate growing up were shaggy manes. Yum👍
I used to have a half lab, half cocker spaniel dog that loved going to the woods with me. As soon as he saw I was hunting puffballs, he would find them for me! lol I don't like mushrooms myself, but love hunting for them.
Oh Joe, you have brought back some memories of my mother. She loved mushrooms and puffballs. I can remember her walking in the cow oastures and looking for mushrooms and then we would walk in the woods and look for another kind of mushroom. She cooked her puffball like you did. Just in butter.
I had no idea those were edible Joe thanks for the lesson. I have seen those all over my back yard and always used them like a football! Lol.. always learning from ur vids Joe..
That was what I did with puffballs! I didn’t know they were edible but will be trying them the next time I get some! Interesting video and comments. You are the first one I saw that kicked them like I did.
Thank you Bailey. I have not heard from your Dad lately, is he doing ok? If you do not want to answer here you can email me. joe@homeandcabinconstruction.com
I had a friend who lived on 24 acres of woods who introduced me to puffball mushrooms. She gave me one, which I sliced exactly like you did, and sauteed in butted. Delicious. This was 20 plus years ago. I consider them a delicacy.
Thank you on the mushroom tip I'm from lower Michigan and go up north. Every year for 20yrs for merals always knew about puffballs but never knew how to make them thanks agian
do not add any seasoning flavors... just a bit of salt ans pepper. and if you want them to soak less butter, just sprinkle them with a bit of flour and then brush of the excess of flour before adding it the pan. I do not use butter when i prepare them, i just brush them with olive oil before i put them in the pan and let them cook on each side without touching them too much until they are golden color? then i flip them brushing again with olive oil if needed. Delicious. I add a bit of crushed garlic and some finely chopped parsley in a bit of olive oil (like a fine paste) and just toss the mushroom pieces a few minutes before taking the mushroom pieces out from the pan. Delicious!!!
Thanks for doing them on your channel. I'll give them another try. I might have picked mine too late in the season. Not for sure. Thanks again for sharing your experience with the puff mushrooms.
Joe…Here in Kentucky there is a man named Tim Farmer who has a TV show which is also carried on TH-cam, called Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen. He has had videos before about harvesting and cooking with puff ball mushrooms. He worked for the Department of Fish and Wildlife for many years, is an avid hunter and fisherman, as well as cook. Has videos and info on many things. Check it out! Also has a website.
I use to have quite alot on the property I use to live in upstate NY and they got just about as big as the one you have and they are pretty good to eat
Love your channel and what a skilled woodworker you are. Just a note to this vid should not really wash mushrooms with water or put them into a fridge put them into a paper bag in a cool place mushrooms are just like a sponge they will take on water.
Wow! I had no idea they were capable of growing that big. I grew up in Michigan and we had plenty of the ones about chicken egg size. That thing was the size of a melon.
By the time ours get that big they are done. 3. to 4 inches is usually best. That breadstick thing sounds interesting. Yup, easy on the seasoning and enjoy.
Holy smokes! Those are huge! The biggest that Ive ever seen is about a golf ball size. Whenever I cook anything I turn on the fantastic fan. Just be sure to crack a window so you get some airflow or it will just overwork the fan.
I've never found a puffball mushroom, I've found and eaten a couple of the more common ones. That looks good so maybe there's hope for the future mushroom hunting season.
WOW!! Neither my wife or I have seen a mushroom this large and she is a country girl from northern PA. Still have not tried sautéing some Hosta's as yet....always seem to miss them in the spring.
I thought the same thing! He's eating it and what if he gets sick!!😨 So glad you didn't die! LOL Those mushrooms look so interesting! Thanks for sharing them with us. You're a brave guy! God bless!
Lol from the thumb nail I thought it was an ostrich egg. Never seen a mushroom like that but i remember stepping on what I thought was some sort of spore & dust flew out. So I must’ve missed when it when it was in season. looks ginormous. love mushrooms 🍄 . That size mushroom would be like the “other white meat” . my fav - fried mushrooms with real ranch dip, sour cream and a ranch dip pouch. I watch a lot of cooking shows, camp cooking they never used one like that. Did ya see any little people? 😉
I was a grower of mushrooms for Dole. I’ve always liked mushrooms but have never picked wild shrooms. I just was never overly confident in my wild edible knowledge. Those looked good. Lots of moisture was probably why there wasn’t much flavor.
Well I am glad that you didn't Die!! There are alot of things i never tried to eat,but absolutely didn't know that you could eat those.. I also as a teenager have kicked those in the woods!!! Those and what we called skunk weed!! Never kicked that again!! Stay safe my friend.🤓👍🤓👍Randy.
When I was a kid, it was all about morels. I had had a canned mushroom on a pizza or something once and decided that mushrooms were gross, but I loved to go hunt morels with my dad and grandpa. We'd haul out grocery bags of them. They'd clean them, brine them, and then bread and fry them as an appetizer. Finally, my mom convinced me to try a little piece. The heavens opened up and the angels sang. I probably ate about 10 in that one sitting. They were just a part of my childhood. I had no idea that we were eating something that was an expensive delicacy. To me, they were free.... just go out in the woods and find them!
Tried them for the first time this year also. Like the taste but not keen on the texture so we put them in the dehydrator when done they were light as a feather. We then ground the slices into a powder to use as a flavoring in soups etc
I've done the large portabella mushrooms like that & yes it does soak up all of the oil/grease like a sponge. But the portabella mushrooms has a stronger mushroom flavor that I love.
Well, for pete's sake...I have NEVER in my life ever heard or seen these puffball mushrooms....wow! I think you're right about trying to make them into 'bread sticks' of sorts.
I am not a big mushroom fan. There was one steak house we used to go to that had steak and mushrooms, and I loved it! I didn't know puffball mushrooms were a thing! I knew about the little ones, I always puffed them myself! haha
Never saw anyone eat one of those. Very interesting. Going to hunt any deer on the farm this year. Some nice bucks on your property. Small clover fields always draw deer in, they love to clover. Ever eat chicken of the woods mushrooms?
Kill the deer where he lives?! Why?! They can afford food! Kill them then they're not on trail cams and there won't be any more deer to enjoy! If it has 4 legs kill it?! Sad very sad.
one of my favorite wild mushrooms. Here is a tip, if you want to continue enjoying them, only take 1/2 of what you find. If you find 2 growing, only take 1...if you find 4 only take 2. If you only find 1, leave it. They need the other one to release its spores for the next years growth.
Never wash mushrooms , The make a mushroom brush . A little dirt won't kill you . Thanks for posting .
Joe, when I was a much younger gal..grampa and me would go out and pick wild mushrooms...and the big puff balls... mother would have the three frying pans ready to go...her secret was bacon grease...the rest of us would make a few loaves of bread into toast...and wait until the mushrooms where plattered up and put on the table...then we would all dig in....chow down on this wonderful nature's treat..just used good old salt and pepper...mother would make excellent mushroom soup from the remaining mushrooms...but I always manage to sneak one last toasted mushroom sandwich.. before she added them to her soup pot... Thanks for sharing...
My wife and I enjoy your videos very much. We live in Green Bay so not that far away. I've been watching for about 2 years, maybe a little more. Love the tent, and the farm.
Thanks for sharing with us Joe. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✋🏻✋🏻
ooohhhh.... a Mushroom steak cooked in garlic butter, with some bacon and Bleu Cheese melted on top!! Yum!!
We used to have them growing around our bus station as kids and we'd kick them around and throw them at each other. The bus driver and adults nearby would be in shock thinking that we would get sick. I remember this kid went deeper into the woods behind the bus station and kicked a bunch of mushrooms and when he came back his shoes were like juicy and sticky from just nasty nasty stuff and once he realized it he started crying and we all were scared cause it loooked soooooo nasty lmfao. He was just crying his eyes out. We were just elementary kids 6th graders being the oldest lol
Glad you are still with us Joe! My mom used to eat them!
I remember as a kid here in Illinois i have smashed them but never seen 1 that big Joe ... I do love mushrooms with many of my dishes so i would try it ... I think like the one guy i would cook them in butter with onions... Thanks for the video , still watch every video after all these yrs and appreciate ever one of them 😊
Nice Video, We love them. Just Olive oil, salt, black pepper and some garlic powder; texture is a little like scrambled eggs. Just remember, mushrooms absorb chemicals; never eat them from a lawn that sprays pesticides or roundup etc. It is great to find these in the woods; nice treat to have on occasion .
As you said that at the end I was thinking you must have survived the meal if I was watching this. I was raised on a reservation in Hayward WI we ate many things from the forests but I don't remember those being that big and I was told the same thing about blinding or poises as a child. If I ever visit Hayward Superior or Silver Bay all places with family again I look forward to trying some. Thanks for the reminders of childhood and what it is like in that climate I so miss some of it.
Wow, what freakishly large mushrooms. And the inside of it is not at all what I expected. Odd thing. I think you are right in thinking of larger cuts with breading on it would be good.
Ate them as a kid here in Michigan. We found ones as big as a pumpkin😱. Yes they're good. But my favorite of all the wild mushrooms I ate growing up were shaggy manes. Yum👍
Joe....fry em up and put some maple syrup on them....that is the way my dad did it......really good !!!
That is so cool my dad family would pick.mushrooms. years ago. I love mushrooms
I used to have a half lab, half cocker spaniel dog that loved going to the woods with me. As soon as he saw I was hunting puffballs, he would find them for me! lol I don't like mushrooms myself, but love hunting for them.
Learned something new! Never ever have I seen or heard of puff mushrooms. Truly amazing! Thank you.
We HOPE we see you on the next video. Happy Trails Joe!
Biggest puffball I've ever seen! We always used to have fun squishing them.
We learn something new everyday. Thank you!
Oh Joe, you have brought back some memories of my mother. She loved mushrooms and puffballs. I can remember her walking in the cow oastures and looking for mushrooms and then we would walk in the woods and look for another kind of mushroom. She cooked her puffball like you did. Just in butter.
from what I know the ones mom got could take you places you may have never been.
@@markfisher2224 oh my gooness Mark!
Hi Joe and Melissa i have never heard or seen a poffball mushroom in my life nice video
Eating puffballs when I was a kid was an amazing treat. My mom would bread it.
I had no idea those were edible Joe thanks for the lesson. I have seen those all over my back yard and always used them like a football! Lol.. always learning from ur vids Joe..
That was what I did with puffballs! I didn’t know they were edible but will be trying them the next time I get some! Interesting video and comments. You are the first one I saw that kicked them like I did.
Thank you Bailey. I have not heard from your Dad lately, is he doing ok? If you do not want to answer here you can email me. joe@homeandcabinconstruction.com
Wow! I’ve never seen or heard of a mushroom that large! Nice!
I had a friend who lived on 24 acres of woods who introduced me to puffball mushrooms. She gave me one, which I sliced exactly like you did, and sauteed in butted. Delicious. This was 20 plus years ago. I consider them a delicacy.
Thank you on the mushroom tip I'm from lower Michigan and go up north. Every year for 20yrs for merals always knew about puffballs but never knew how to make them thanks agian
do not add any seasoning flavors... just a bit of salt ans pepper. and if you want them to soak less butter, just sprinkle them with a bit of flour and then brush of the excess of flour before adding it the pan. I do not use butter when i prepare them, i just brush them with olive oil before i put them in the pan and let them cook on each side without touching them too much until they are golden color? then i flip them brushing again with olive oil if needed. Delicious. I add a bit of crushed garlic and some finely chopped parsley in a bit of olive oil (like a fine paste) and just toss the mushroom pieces a few minutes before taking the mushroom pieces out from the pan. Delicious!!!
Never saw such a big mushroom .. awesome!!
I discovered puffball a couple weeks ago, I cooked it exactly the same ...delicious!!!
Thanks Joe for sharing puffball mushrooms. Have a good week
I'm just starting to get into wild mushrooms. I found puff balls today but they are no where near that size WOW
OMG, never saw a mushroom like that, yummy! Reminded me of tofu.
A whole 🧈 stick of butter, Joe style.
I love these mushrooms i dust mine with seasoned flour before frying them.
Looks delicious, thanks Joe! 👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯
Hey neat Joe! I have never seen nor tasted those! Funny story about them that your Mom shared. TC Vicki from Iowa 🍁🐦🍂😽🦆🦉
did not know puff ball mushrooms where edibale thanks joe great video
cut some, mix with eggs, and a little salt/pepper. Wife said turn your heat down a bit. Saute them. Looks great.
WOW THAT,S ALL I CAN SAY AWESOME
Thanks for doing them on your channel. I'll give them another try. I might have picked mine too late in the season. Not for sure. Thanks again for sharing your experience with the puff mushrooms.
Used to eat them years ago as well as burdock ( breaded & fried) yum.
Burdock root is delicious.
hi joe i admire you for giving them a go
breaded sounds like the way to go
helli everyone from london u.k
Oh my goodness what a mushroom! Never seen anything like it. Wow.
Thanks for the video Joe
Never seen a huge mushroom before
WOW!!!! God Bless🙏
Fry them in bacon grease. Everything with bacon is better.
Joe…Here in Kentucky there is a man named Tim Farmer who has a TV show which is also carried on TH-cam, called Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen. He has had videos before about harvesting and cooking with puff ball mushrooms. He worked for the Department of Fish and Wildlife for many years, is an avid hunter and fisherman, as well as cook. Has videos and info on many things. Check it out! Also has a website.
WOW I've never seen those! 👍😎🇨🇦🍄
Here in the south we call them Devil's snuff box. We were always told they were poisoned too and dont touch.
I’d have been tempted to cut it up in big round slices and cook it like that, it looked delicious.
I use to have quite alot on the property I use to live in upstate NY and they got just about as big as the one you have and they are pretty good to eat
those are good raw too.
never seen them any bigger than a golf ⛳ ball
I used to slice and fry in butter and serve with maple syrup. Always thought they tasted like French toast prepared that way.
You can also freeze the giant bovist cut into slices with the skin on. The taste and consistency are better preserved with the skin.
Love your channel and what a skilled woodworker you are. Just a note to this vid should not really wash mushrooms with water or put them into a fridge put them into a paper bag in a cool place mushrooms are just like a sponge they will take on water.
Your alive👏🏻👏🏻🤣😂🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧💕jane
Wow! I had no idea they were capable of growing that big. I grew up in Michigan and we had plenty of the ones about chicken egg size. That thing was the size of a melon.
By the time ours get that big they are done. 3. to 4 inches is usually best. That breadstick thing sounds interesting. Yup, easy on the seasoning and enjoy.
Holy smokes! Those are huge! The biggest that Ive ever seen is about a golf ball size.
Whenever I cook anything I turn on the fantastic fan. Just be sure to crack a window so you get some airflow or it will just overwork the fan.
I've seen them here in northern Ontario, though not that big, and at the time, I thought that they were poisonous, now I know, thanks Joe!
Growing up I was told they were poisonous also! Guess not!
👍 From Cadillac Michigan
I have those big puffball mushrooms growing in my yard...didn't know they could be eaten!
Definitely would cook them with some kind of meat , maybe some onions to !!!
Sauté would be nice
Oh yeah onions makes everything so good
I'm waiting on the chantrels to pop up on our property. Love looking for them in the woods around our house. Hoping it's a good mushroom year.
Never tried a puff ball, but I do collect and eat Hen of the woods and Chicken of the woods. Both are delicious.
You are certainly braver than myself!
I've never found a puffball mushroom, I've found and eaten a couple of the more common ones. That looks good so maybe there's hope for the future mushroom hunting season.
WOW!! Neither my wife or I have seen a mushroom this large and she is a country girl from northern PA. Still have not tried sautéing some Hosta's as yet....always seem to miss them in the spring.
I have never seen these mushrooms before , They look nice.
Interesting.....thanks
I like to slice them in small pieces and zap them in the microwave with a little butter. They have a very mild, pleasant flavor.
Camper is looking good
I thought the same thing! He's eating it and what if he gets sick!!😨 So glad you didn't die! LOL Those mushrooms look so interesting! Thanks for sharing them with us. You're a brave guy! God bless!
Hi Joe,I have never heard of this type of mushroom.They sure look delicious.👍🏻😋
Lol from the thumb nail I thought it was an ostrich egg. Never seen a mushroom like that but i remember stepping on what I thought was some sort of spore & dust flew out. So I must’ve missed when it when it was in season. looks ginormous. love mushrooms 🍄 . That size mushroom would be like the “other white meat” . my fav - fried mushrooms with real ranch dip, sour cream and a ranch dip pouch. I watch a lot of cooking shows, camp cooking they never used one like that. Did ya see any little people? 😉
For your fish Joe you should try beer batter for the fish
Good to know you’re still alive! 😀
Yay! Joe's alive!
Hello from another local Minnesota Channel!
Good if you brush them with sweet cream butter and salt n pepper and cook them on the grill
I was a grower of mushrooms for Dole. I’ve always liked mushrooms but have never picked wild shrooms. I just was never overly confident in my wild edible knowledge.
Those looked good. Lots of moisture was probably why there wasn’t much flavor.
Well I am glad that you didn't Die!! There are alot of things i never tried to eat,but absolutely didn't know that you could eat those.. I also as a teenager have kicked those in the woods!!! Those and what we called skunk weed!! Never kicked that again!! Stay safe my friend.🤓👍🤓👍Randy.
We used to have puffball fights when we were kids, like snowball fights. I've never eaten one though.
Wow. Never seen mushrooms like that before.
Looks yummy
Joe i just read that they are best battered and fried.
I've never heard of or seen a puffball mushroom. After you fried them the look of them reminded me of country ham.
When I was a kid, it was all about morels. I had had a canned mushroom on a pizza or something once and decided that mushrooms were gross, but I loved to go hunt morels with my dad and grandpa. We'd haul out grocery bags of them. They'd clean them, brine them, and then bread and fry them as an appetizer. Finally, my mom convinced me to try a little piece. The heavens opened up and the angels sang. I probably ate about 10 in that one sitting. They were just a part of my childhood. I had no idea that we were eating something that was an expensive delicacy. To me, they were free.... just go out in the woods and find them!
Still is !!! Between Morels and Chantrelles I can’t decide which I like better.
Tried them for the first time this year also. Like the taste but not keen on the texture so we put them in the dehydrator when done they were light as a feather. We then ground the slices into a powder to use as a flavoring in soups etc
I've done the large portabella mushrooms like that & yes it does soak up all of the oil/grease like a sponge. But the portabella mushrooms has a stronger mushroom flavor that I love.
Fry in just alittle butter after a egg and milk bath and rolled in cracker crumbs. 3 mins each side
Well, for pete's sake...I have NEVER in my life ever heard or seen these puffball mushrooms....wow! I think you're right about trying to make them into 'bread sticks' of sorts.
yeah, me too! I think folk are really brave to eat mushrooms picked from the side of the road. I wouldn't be able to do it! too cowardly!..
We've seen more puffballs this season than I have in my entire 60 years! Must me all the rain this past summer.
I am not a big mushroom fan. There was one steak house we used to go to that had steak and mushrooms, and I loved it! I didn't know puffball mushrooms were a thing! I knew about the little ones, I always puffed them myself! haha
Interesting video. Never came across this style of mushroom. Always want to try find wild edibles. Just always worried about the poison ones.
nice job , joe .
Good on burgers and pizza.
Never saw anyone eat one of those. Very interesting. Going to hunt any deer on the farm this year. Some nice bucks on your property. Small clover fields always draw deer in, they love to clover. Ever eat chicken of the woods mushrooms?
Kill the deer where he lives?! Why?! They can afford food! Kill them then they're not on trail cams and there won't be any more deer to enjoy! If it has 4 legs kill it?! Sad very sad.
I've remember seeing them growing up in IL but never brave enough to try.
Ha ! My mom used fry those too , and patty pan squash , mmmmmm
Cool I didn't know you could eat those, I have them In my yard
I forage mushrooms alot. You shouldn't wash them, just clean with a brush.