Jelly fungus
- also known as "jelly ear", is mostly found on dead bits of elder trees, of which we have many.
![Jelly ear](http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/6761/jellyearod6.jpg)
The above is a picture-link to the relevant Wikipedia page. Below is my own, much less clear picture of the ones we found in our field yesterday:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggu2QTjkmVS5-QiBH3nd1JQiSqxmlHXwHdNdw0KrU4vw7JbH4BmpYZvFJobeN3kNYJ2xDIAtr2UrjNb-Sw2ygQM8tzRH2WpPvjSfENayPUUL-DgnWb9kWopGY5-cMY1Q0W6ri2cuaFDLTO/s320/07+Dec+2008+020.jpg)
Most years I harvest some of this delicious and nutritious food - it tastes great in stir-fries after it's been gently boiled for ten minutes or so to soften it. I've also sautéed it in butter and eaten it on toast. I think the taste is similar to that of the shiitake, but a bit stronger.
![Jelly ear](http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/6761/jellyearod6.jpg)
The above is a picture-link to the relevant Wikipedia page. Below is my own, much less clear picture of the ones we found in our field yesterday:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggu2QTjkmVS5-QiBH3nd1JQiSqxmlHXwHdNdw0KrU4vw7JbH4BmpYZvFJobeN3kNYJ2xDIAtr2UrjNb-Sw2ygQM8tzRH2WpPvjSfENayPUUL-DgnWb9kWopGY5-cMY1Q0W6ri2cuaFDLTO/s320/07+Dec+2008+020.jpg)
Most years I harvest some of this delicious and nutritious food - it tastes great in stir-fries after it's been gently boiled for ten minutes or so to soften it. I've also sautéed it in butter and eaten it on toast. I think the taste is similar to that of the shiitake, but a bit stronger.