Common Edible Mushrooms

JELLY FUNGI
Figure 61. Hirneola auricula-judae (Jew's Ear Fungus). Edible.
Figure 62. Tremella hitescens (Yellow Jelly Fungus). Edible.
New Zealand to the Orient. This should be a clinching argument
for its edibility.
GENUS Tremella
Edible: TREMELLA LUTESCENS (Yellow jeiiy Fungus)
This fungus (Figure 62) is a common inhabitant of old logs,
where it grows as a convoluted, soft, gelatinous mass. It was once
known as "witch's butter," from the fanciful belief that it was
associated in some way with witches. It is edible but has never
attained much favor in Europe or America, perhaps because the
plant is small and tends to become slimy with age or perhaps because
methods of preparing it to bring out its best qualities have
not vet been devised.
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