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Puffballs hold the record for producing more potential life than any other living thing on earth. A single average-sized puffball can produce as many as seven trillion spores. Set a pot of salted water to boil. Cook the pasta until almost cooked. Remove it about 2 minutes before it would be done. It should still be somewhat firm in the center. Scoop out ½ cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain the pasta. Besides tasting great, puffballs also have medicinal benefits. They contain a substance that’s capable of inhibiting the growth of lung cancer cells and other tumors.

Puffballs aren’t a single species, but instead they’re a broader group of mushrooms comprised of several different genera including Bovista, Calvatia, Handkea, Lycoperdon, and Scleroderma. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan or dutch oven. Add the minced garlic, ginger, and jalapeno or chili flakes. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Add the diced onion and red pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent, stirring occasionally.Add the cubed puffball. Puffballs are a bit different, since they grow wherever their spores end up landing. So they can move around from year to year.Since big puffballs can weigh 20 pounds or more, you might have trouble using them up completely before they go bad. They’re also some of the easier mushrooms to positively identify. When you cut them open, just be sure that they’re solid white with no other colors, and no signs of developing gills or other strange shapes. To extend the life of your puffballs, you need to chill them as soon as possible. If you get them in the fridge right away, they should have a great shelf life. These mushrooms have a lovely flavour, but when fried in large slices they do tend to end up with a rather floppy texture. Coating them with breadcrumbs before frying helps to firm them up a little. Focus & Calm: Acts as a great fidget tool to help individuals concentrate and offer a sense of calm.

Add a pinch of salt to the water to help keep any bacteria at bay, and a teaspoon of molasses to give a source of food to the spores, and stir thoroughly.Some people say that have rich, nutty, earthy flavors. The kind of tastes you’d expect from a mushroom. Versatile Play: These puffer balls are perfect for throwing, catching, squeezing, or simply holding. The included loop ensures it can easily be attached or worn, adding to its multifunctional appeal. Giant puffballs can reach a foot or more in diameter, which makes them hard to mistake for any other type of fungi once they reach that size. Spoon a generous ¼ cup of the tomato sauce in a row down the center of each puffball slice. Pile a heaping¼ cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese into a mound on top of the tomato sauce on each cutlet.

Good times to go looking for puffballs is in the late summer or early fall. Depending on where you live, they should be out from August until October. 3. Harvesting Puffballs Battering and frying is another popular way to cook up puffballs. Although this is the least healthy approach, so it’s not the best if you’re looking for something a bit lighter. I'd never eaten them before (my mom has cooked them, but I was never home at the time). I have now developed an intense love affair with these giant mushrooms. One of the monsters weighed four pounds, one weighed seven and a half pounds, and the biggest one weighed fifteen pounds! They range in size from the 1-inch-long dwarf or pygmy puffer to the freshwater giant puffer, which can grow to more than 2 feet in length. They are scaleless fish and usually have rough to spiky skin. All have four teeth that are fused together into a beak-like form. Diet If there is anything else apart from white sponge inside your mushroom, it is NOT an edible puffball.Earthballs are easily identified though, as they have a tough warted skin, giving them their other common name ‘The Poison Pigskin Puffball’. This has been the autumn of puffballs in our house. We have been finding these giant alien-looking mushrooms in our friend's field and I have had a blast experimenting with all kinds of puffball recipes.