By Jove, I do believe you are right. Grape! Something of the sort escaped from a neighbour's yard many years ago and is propositioning my property now.
This feels like the first real day of Fall with unknown mushrooms popping up just steps from the front door.
Would these go well with your recipe by any chance?
PS. The thorny stem in the back was actually an errant rosebush, which may grow wherever it wishes as far as I'm concerned.
I recommend only eating mushrooms that you are
absolutely sure of their species... There are some quite toxic ones out there; the kill you dead after awful stomach cramps/convulsions/etc kind : as well the toxic "
I can smell the colors" types.
That being said, if you are a gambler your chances of that particular one (
whatever it is) being one of the deadly ones is probably low. Still, there is the small chance that it could kill you.
I would feed it to the neighbor's cat, and observe said cat for a few days to see how it does. Then at least you will know that those mushrooms are safe for cats, and probably most other mammals as well...
Good luck with whatever you decide to do with your mushrooms! I would recommend finding out what really toxic ones are common (
and even uncommon) in your area, and comparing those with the one(s) that grow in your yard. Even then, I would probably ingest small amounts of the "mystery mushroom" at a time, as you might be the unfortunate discoverer of a non-descript local toxic fungi, yikes!
