Hoosierfunguy

I'm planning on going.  I had a really great time last year.  

If you do find any,  i've heard that,  like most boletes,  they can be cleaned,  dried and rehydrated in soups.  I've not found any myself,  but if I do,  I'm going to try some fresh and try some rehydrated to see if there's a notable difference.  I know boletes are much more flavorful when rehydrated in soup 

Sorry,  but I have never even looked into preserving mushrooms for ornamental purposes.  Every mushroom responds uniquely to various elements,  so unless you can find some info that's been tried and true,  then you may have a learning curve to work through.  Too bad you don't have poorer quality specimens to practice on! 

I hope you can get it figured out.  

Cheers. 

Sorry,  but I have never even looked into preserving mushrooms for ornamental purposes.  Every mushroom responds uniquely to various elements,  so unless you can find some info that's been tried and true,  then you may have a learning curve to work through.  Too bad you don't have poorer quality specimens to practice on! 

I hope you can get it figured out.  

Cheers. 

Is that a dryad saddle? I don't think i've ever seen one that round,  that color or that ruffled before.  

They are definitely too young to positively ID the yellow ones, which is why I recommend waiting until the shelves appear (if they are). Here's some pics of young laetiporius Cincinnatus and L. Sulpherus from last year.  I knew what they were,  because I harvested the prior year. 

Those white ones don't look anything like immature Laetiporius.  

The yellows are iffy. 

It sure looks like young laetiporius Sulpherus. Keep an eye on it and see if it grows shelves and becomes orangish, reddish or pinkish. 

You really want to harvest those as young as possible for the best texture and flavors.  

I think you're right.  I just don't think it matured enough.  

That is the closest to a positive ID i've ever found.  The only thing that concerns me is that these didn't have orange spots in the flesh at the base of the stem and the wasn't an identifiable olive brown spore print,  but that could be because it hadn't fully matured.  Thanks Derek ??

What region or city are you finding them in? 

Thank you Bruce and Derek for offering your help. I was hoping that someone would see the picture and immediately recognize it. Bicolor bolete was my first thought years ago,  but there's just a couple of characteristics that don't fit and i have two color boletes that grow in my woods and they are larger and the stem is (like you said) reddish. But these stems are yellow and orange. The cap flesh and pores don't stain.    Every couple of years I get the itch to just try a lil piece,  but then I'm reminded of how I don't like being ill over a mushroom...lol 

I tried a spore print today on white paper and nothing appeared.  I wish I would've done it on a glass slide... 

An old one ???

It really is more difficult to identify some gilled mushrooms as they age, the color changes and a mushroom that would usually have a smooth,  slimy cap when fresh, could become dry and wrinkled 

A spore print is helpful, but it's easier to identify them when they're fresh.  

I just glanced at the specimen.  Apparently, the blue color fades off and the flesh went back to yellow.  This picture was taken 45 minutes after it was blue

Boletes are some of my favorite mushrooms to dehydrate and rehydrate in cream or milk based soup.  Some are very easy to identify while others require chemical oor mineral tests and some even require dna testing.  I'm not so sure that this one can be positively IDed by the obvious characteristics.  They grow among oak leaves in a high moisture shaded sandy soil.  On the north side of my house where the eaves drop the rain from the roof and where the air conditioner condenser disperses the condensation.  The cap is a opaque velvet with a distinct yellow ridge transitioning to the pores.   the pores are very small,  yellow and densely aligned. The stalk is solid yellow and orangish. The flesh of the cap hasn't bruised blue after being cut for almost a half hour,  but the flesh of the stalk began to slowly blue from the base. Within a few minutes the blue began to slowly appear,  but after half hour,  the cap flesh is still yellow.  

Has anyone encountered this UFO (unidentified fungal object) before? 

Please share.  I hate seeing these go to the worms year in and year out. 

About 15 years ago,   I moved into a wooded lot out in the country. Mushrooms that I had never seen before, began growing all over my lawn.  This one in particular was enticing,  because it looks so wholesome and good and has a sweet,  delicious aroma. I love eating mushrooms so I was really wanting to try some of these fungal delights,  but I knew that there were poisonous mushrooms in the wild, so I set out to learn how to identify them.  

I'm glad that I did,  because what looked and smelled like a very delicious mushroom is actually one of the most deadly mushrooms in North America Amanita bisporigera aka "Destroying Angel"

Always check for look alike mushrooms when contemplating consuming a newly discovered treat. 

Have you ever found a good preservation method for laetiporius? 

I've tried several and they're never as tasty as when fresh?

Mmmmm. A little bit of fresh garlic cooked in butter with a splash of balsamic vinegar,  sauteed over a medium heat until fully cooked. Yum,yum, 

I'm going hunting!!!

It's always best to be safe.  "When in doubt throw it out" after taking notes,  if course...lol.

Some things to note

Gills color,  size,  style

Pores, shape,  density, color

Bruising coloration of the cap, stalk,  gills,  flesh...

Cap, shape, color,  texture,  various other, characteristics 

Spore print

Stalk,  

Mycelium

Habitat,  trees,  plants,  soil,  topography,  etc.

Once you've certainly and positively IDed some choice edibles,  you open up a whole new level of culinary possibilities.  

Just a personal lesson : If there's a poisonous look alike that has to be differentiated by looking at the spores under a microscope to determine their shape, size and count,  it's not worth the risk of being ill.   

Thankfully,  most choice edibles can be positively IDed with the naked eye.  

They look like immature coral mushrooms. Look up Clavulina cristata and be sure of a positive ID if you plan to sample them

One simple test is the flesh.  If thw inside flesh is yellowish orange,  it's a Jack.  If the flesh is white,  it's a chanterelle.  

Chickens have been fruiting since at least late may and should continue throughout the summer.  Hens usually don't come out until September/ October. 

Have you identified the pictured finds?  The brownish/ black  cluster looks like Pilus Caninis Excrementis

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Hi Ben.  Welcome to the forum! Education is a lifestyle and when it comes to fungus,  it's not easy to find very many ppl with the same passions as we have.  There are some very knowledgeable and well seasoned micologosts here that are so helpful.  Yes,  the mushroom kingdom is extraordinarily vast and (to me) one of the most interesting fields of study.  ?????

Amazing! What part of indiana were they in? Thanks for sharing you find!

You are welcome. Thank you for taking the time to load your pictures and share your findings.  ??