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23-08-2009, 09:31 PM
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| | | Calvatia gigantea at last!
Been wanting to find one of these ever since my Dad and brother found one on a walk I wasn't on.
Struck lucky today near Hertford and found loads of them. Only one small one in edible condition and unfortunately on slicing it open the flies had got there first...   |
23-08-2009, 09:33 PM
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| | | Re: Calvatia gigantea at last!
Nice find, never seen one myself. 
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23-08-2009, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Morchella  Been wanting to find one of these ever since my Dad and brother found one on a walk I wasn't on.
Struck lucky today near Hertford and found loads of them. Only one small one in edible condition and unfortunately on slicing it open the flies had got there first... | then again . . . it's not all about eating them is it?
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24-08-2009, 11:09 PM
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| | | Re: Calvatia gigantea at last!
No, according to Andrew it's about testing out their football-like qualities in a kickability test 
But seriously they are pretty amazing things, they look like they have landed from another planet and I have wanted to see them in real life since I was about 10. Was just a bit miffed about the maggoty one 'cause I already had the recipe book out and the frying pan on the hob.....
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25-08-2009, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Morchella . . . Was just a bit miffed about the maggoty one 'cause I already had the recipe book out and the frying pan on the hob.....
Laura | it likes nutrient-encriched sites so (carefully!) keep an eye on nettle / elder dominated areas of hedges / woodland edges - not always the most attractive habitats
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