It's always such a disappointment when you find delicious mushrooms that are too old or gross to eat! Bug eaten, or waterlogged (slippery jacks are horrid for getting waterlogged), or just old and dried out. Always tugs at my heartstrings a little.View attachment 2184532
A stump that’s been giving me oysters at work popped out after a rain. I took a ‘less ‘ buggy clump home with me. Soaked it as I saw a few bugs. Got back home after work and the bottom of the water bowl full of dead maggots. Pitched.