Papery thin and delicate, they shriveled and dried up within two hours.
Unfortunately the snow has scuppered my original plans:-( So you get this guy instead.
I am pretty sure this is Laetiporus sulphureus also known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because many think they taste like chicken. Thanks Wikipedia.
This grew in a bottle of Soy Sauce.It smelled horrible but looked cool.
In this scene:The fearsome Hat-Shiitake with big ears surrounds three mush friends, and one of them faints......The end of the combat is unknown. :-)
Next time I join one of these H2H's please remind me of the weather. Did you know mushrooms and fungi don't grow when its 9degrees. And with the creative mind of a rock this is all I came up with.Please be kind this is my first entree on worth.In fact my first photo ever.