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We get a huge fruiting of chicken of the woods every year, right at the base of a huge oak tree in front of my house. Well, the tree is gone, but the stump is still there. This year's harvest was truly tremendous. Got 20 lbs of harvest from it this year, with a lot left on the stump. Nearby neighbors also have some fruitings at the base of their trees. The 30 lbs was split with 3 of my friends, and we still have a few pounds in the freezer. It freezes pretty okay. I've been told I'm crazy for not trying to sell this, but  Helps to get at it while it's still kind of pale. The darker the yellow/orange coloring, the tougher the flesh, I've found. My favorite way is to cut them up into nugget sizes pieces, marinate in buffalo sauce for a bit, grill em up til they're crispy around the edges, and dip in the buffalo sauce while poppin' em in. Edit: Here I am makin' crazy eyes, posing next to it for size reference. This is 2 weeks ago? after a harvest, you can see a section cut away. It goes back to the tree stump you see in the background 
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extra stout posted:Still haven't tried these as popular as they are, nice looking harvest though. Why the buffalo sauce? Most of the choice mushrooms people just add a bit of fat to and try to let some of the mushroom flavor stick around. Still, it sounds good. After realizing we harvested too much for ourselves, we didn't want it to go to waste, didn't want to take up a bunch of freezer space, so we started experimenting. Also I'm a hot sauce addict, so it was destined.
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