Jelly tooth

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

mushroom

A small, translucent, wobbly mushroom with no marked taste, eaten raw in salads or candied in sugar.

Origin

Conifer forests of Europe

Where to find it

On rotting fir and spruce stumps in the mountain forests of the Vosges, the Jura and the Alps; it has no toxic look-alike, which makes it a beginner's mushroom.

Season (United States)

September to November

Preparation

It is rinsed quickly to remove bits of wood, without soaking it. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.

Molecules

Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine

Did you know?

Its underside bears small spines, like a cat's tongue.