Joe T Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Growing on red maple. Mild earthy odor, similar taste. I want it to be an oyster mushroom but I don't think it is. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Species of Hypsizygus. Noit a true Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus species), but called "Elm Oyster" in some field guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe T Posted October 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Thanks Dave. Is it a good edible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe T Posted October 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 I fried this up for lunch, shared by five of us. Nice texture and flavor. 3 people really liked it but two of us, including me, found it slightly bitter. Perhaps parboiling would remove the bitterness? Not as good as pleurotis but I'll try it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 A member of our local mushroom club just sampled Hypsizygus for the first time and found it kinda bitter. The few times I ate this type I thought it was okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHNY Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 I get an identical mushroom also from Red maple every September. From just one single tree on my property. Agree...Hypsizygus of some sort but I can not figure out tessulatus vs. ulmaris. Either way...tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 Not sure if anybody knows how to tell tessulatus vs. ulmarius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHNY Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 I don't get a lot but they always taste good just like a wild Oyster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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