Giant puffball mushrooms (aka: Calvatia gigantea, Langermannia gigantea, Lycoperdon giganteum) are fun to find in the woods in the springtime and into the autumn months. The first time my dog and I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Their actual name is straight-up "giant puffball mushrooms," or calvatia gigantea, and foragers, home cooks, chefs, and the ...

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Although it seems late in the season, I've had a handful of folks ask me recently about giant puffballs. Earlier this week Post Bulletin staffer Eric Atherton wrote "My son picked one the other day ...

Guy Hand has a story in this week's issue of Boise Weekly about foraging for food. I am wholeheartedly in favor of cooking and eating gathered grub. I spent last weekend doing just that and brought ...