FORAGE: Chicken of the woods and other fun goods

Winner, winner, chicken(s) dinner! Feels like fall and the rain brought me a haul- both Laetiporis sulphureus and L. cincinnatus. Big one is overripe but plenty to salvage. Also Ganoderma sessile on a little dead tree and a buried stump… And not pictured, a fresh fruiting of dryad’s saddle (Polyporus squamosus) from the ash in our yard that I am going to pickle.

Almost 10 lbs total! Dehydrator trays are full of the reishi (for tea and tincturing) and the medium tough bits (for mushroom powder ), stock pot is simmering, and have the rest broken down for freezing and pickling (and last night’s ramen).