I never saw it coming when Mama asked if I had checked on the chicken.
"No, has it flown the coop? I asked.
She laughed and told me this chicken didn't need deboning or defeathering. Just pluck it from a dead tree.
"Are you kidding, Mama? I've never heard of that."
She frowned. "I thought I had taught my children to identify plants. Chicken of the Woods is a mushroom."
Chicken of the Woods is fan-shaped and has an orange and yellow colors. It grows on dead trees.
I gave Mama a puzzled look. She put on her straw hat and grabbed a basket.
"Come child," she said with her honey voice. "We'll gather some Chicken of the Woods Mushroom and make a salad for supper."
I learned an important botany lesson that day. A chicken is not a bird!
by: Brenda Kay Ledford
6 comments:
That is such a pretty mushroom and I assume it tastes good or your Mother wouldn't have wanted to pick it. The only mushroom we have here that I've seen ( that is, one that looks pretty) is the Fly Agaric ( which can cause hallucinations if eaten).
Have a lovely day, GM
This is very informative, and I have learned something new.
BVLW
Lolol...I've never heard of this mushroom! How fun!
It's beautiful!
hugs
Donna
What a gorgeous mushroom! I had never heard of it either. How did it taste?
I have never heard of or seen this type of lovely mushroom! So pretty!
Hello, Brenda Kay! These mushrooms are really pretty and interesting. We had them back in Nebraska, but I haven't seen any here. Now I know to keep an eye out for them. Thanks for sharing your wonderful stories and poems.
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