manitoubass2 Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I forget who gave me that recipe cliff??? Anyhow, i concur without the puffball its a keeper recipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I forget who gave me that recipe cliff??? Anyhow, i concur without the puffball its a keeper recipe I think I might have posted it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Thanks Cliff.I went out this afternoon for a walk and found the weirdest shaped puffball I've ever seen. Shaped like a small cow patty but full of ridges and valleys. I left it there. Cliff, now I'm confused. Is it 1/2 cup or 1/4 cup of dried puffball you add to that soup? You mentioned both. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Thanks Cliff.I went out this afternoon for a walk and found the weirdest shaped puffball I've ever seen. Shaped like a small cow patty but full of ridges and valleys. I left it there. Cliff, now I'm confused. Is it 1/2 cup or 1/4 cup of dried puffball you add to that soup? You mentioned both. Cheers Sorry about that I actually don't measure but anything around that is fine, Start with about 1/4 cup on your first batch then adjust to taste after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niagarasteelheader Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Yesterday I found 6 that i took and there was 5-6 more baseball sized ones I'm gonna get in a couple days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Found a bunch up near Barry's Bay ( not the giant white soccer ball ones ). It doesn't have to rain but we need multiple nights of cool temps to get that morning dew sticking around longer. Its been dry in my mushroom hunting area however lower elevation, moist spots have been producing like mad - happy hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Yesterday I found 6 that i took and there was 5-6 more baseball sized ones I'm gonna get in a couple days I always leave some behind to go puff. I'll even give them a little helping boot sometimes lol. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLINKER Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Maybe you should swap out the crutons for bread, crutons are really bad for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Maybe you should swap out the crutons for bread, crutons are really bad for you. Crutons are bread How are they bad for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Croutons are of the devil....... I dont buy or eat bad bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Frig we make our own breads and they are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 They dont need to be bad to make crutons, just bake em with some olive oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLINKER Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 croutons can be salted and deep fried, I just remembered something about putting croutons on a salad being compared to a big mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 croutons can be salted and deep fried, I just remembered something about putting croutons on a salad being compared to a big mac. Lol thats nonsense Although I wouldnt say preserved croutons are healthy, they are in no way comparable to a big mac lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I wonder if Puff the Magic Dragon is wincing as he reads this thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 He is not wincing, he's just pie-eyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Well I finally got a good sized puffball. Unfortunately a lot of small worms had made their home in it, so I lost almost half of it after trimming. All of it went into the 8 trays of my dehydrator and it did work well. Almost weightless very brittle pieces were the result. Looking forward to trying them in my next soup. Would like to find one more for sure. Btw all the pieces are chalk white, there's just some shadows in the pic. Cliff I'm wondering if you have a preference in how small you break them up and what the texture is like after adding them to soups. Tks Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pics Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I found them by the hundreds up where we bow hunt for moose.. all small with the biggest about the size of a ping pong ball. Traveling behind another atv resulted in facefulls of green dust from the mature ones.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Well I finally got a good sized puffball. Unfortunately a lot of small worms had made their home in it, so I lost almost half of it after trimming. All of it went into the 8 trays of my dehydrator and it did work well. Almost weightless very brittle pieces were the result. Looking forward to trying them in my next soup. Would like to find one more for sure. Btw all the pieces are chalk white, there's just some shadows in the pic. Cliff I'm wondering if you have a preference in how small you break them up and what the texture is like after adding them to soups. Tks Cheers I usually just crumble them by putting them in a zip lock bag, close it, remove as much air as you can, then breaking them up with my hands (I found this was the cleanest and easiest way to do it) a lot of it will go right down to powder. Sometimes I end up with some chunks about the size of peas or a little bigger. They never really "desolve" into the soup or stew although the powder stuff blends in very well the chunks will rehydrate to some degree the texture will be that of a well cooked mushroom. In a mushroom soup I like the chunks, in a gravy I use the powder. Just remember, 1/4 cup of the dehydrated stuff is = to about two or three of those chunks you started with. Hope this helps! Edited October 10, 2015 by Big Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Thanks Cliff.I'm going to vacuum seal some of it as well and then I can break it down as needed. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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