How To Tell If A Pheasant Back Is Good To Eat

Spring means Dryad saddle/pheasant back mushroom / Cerioporus squamosus season. If you get them young in the spring, you can get lucky and find completely tender ones, but they get tough very fast. I explain how I choose specimens for cooking, and share my secret for making them tender.
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For more, refer to my introductory guide to dryad saddles here: foragerchef.com/the-cucumber-mushroom-dryads-saddlepheasant-back/