Found some Puffballs!

Just went on a walk with the fam and found these things. Looked them up and pretty sure they are puffballs!
Let me know what you think!

Good eating when fresh! Slice in 1/2 and check if interior is solid white, if yes, they're fresh and good.

There are a number of small puffball species and those do appear to be one of them, but I would get a local expert to identify them for you. It's not worth the risk to eat fungus you are uncertain of.

Diane found and cooked a giant puffball back in July. It was excellent fried. I've never seen a giant puffball during the Summer. There was no mistaking it for anything else.



It tasted good enough that I would not hesitate to order it at a restaurant, if I didn't have easy wild access to giant puffballs.

Keith

They are solid white and like a marshmallow on the inside!

If they're solid white on the inside, they should be safe to eat.

Smallest puffballs I've ever seen. Most around here are as big as basketballs.

Slice then lengthwise top to the bottom straight down the middle.
If you see anything that appears like a stem or undeveloped gills hidden in the middle, discard them.
If they are solid, uniformly white they are puffballs.

I never saw or heard of those. Or they a type of mushroom?

Yep they're an edible mushroom. We have them over here in MS.

I've eaten lots of puffballs but those look off to me. That dosen't mean I know they are bad but like stated above slice them and inspect them closely. Please. We have a couple small puffs around here they are as good as the giants but look them over many mushrooms start ball like when very young.

I will have to keep a eye out! They look good!!

The wife likes to slice and dehydrate the puffballs. Then grind them to a powder. She uses that to flavor soups and gravies. Awesome, concentrated mushroom flavor.

When mature, the will have a thin skin, filled with a greenish grey powder, that's the spoor. Kid's love too stomp them to watch the powder scatter! LOL

Ours seem larger,

Those are called "giant puffballs" alot bigger.

Did you eat them, Myside?

good eating , I've had them

At them yesterday, I'm still here LOL

Haha that's what I was wondering. They look different than our giant puffballs we have around here.

lol
Would have been funny if I just left the forum for a few weeks