I should have looked in the mushroom patch before I left for the Clintonville Farmers Market Saturday morning. When I came back, I found EIGHT giant puffballs growing there, a few of them quite large. I doubt they’ll keep until the market next Saturday, but you can still come pick them up at my house or have me deliver them. Anyone interested? Email me at wayne@frijolitofarm.com
Note the quarter in the center of the ring of mushrooms. It’s the little grey circle on the red stripe of the blanket.
According to this blog (The Spice Doc), I’ve been charging far too little for them. It says they go for $1.00 an ounce, meaning the biggest one I’ve got would be worth about $27.00! Had I taken it to the market, I suspect I’d have sold it for about $8.00.
One customer I talked to suggests slicing them, lightly sauteing the slices in olive oil, and then using them as pizza crusts. I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds great!
I also have various types of tomatoes and hot peppers available:
I had an image of a basket full of plum tomatoes, too (Roman and Amish Paste, I think), but I chose not to include it since I cooked about half of them into a spaghetti sauce tonight.
