MUSHROOMS. 11 



The Morel. 



The genus Morchella comprises very few species, 

 and they are all good to eat. 



The figure shoa3 exactly what the Morel is like: 

 the honeycombed, pitied top is hollow, and the 

 almost smooth stem partly so. 



It yields a delicious ketchup: and stuffed with 

 veal, and dressed between slices of bacon is a dish 

 of exquisite flavour. 



Lycoperdon giganteum. 



GIANT PUFF BALL. 



This edible puff ball grows in pastures, in Au- 

 gust, and may bo known by its large size, its pure 

 white colour, and smooth skin. It must be re- 

 jected, when it is getting ripe and yellowish, and 

 dusty inside. 



Cut into slices half an inch in thickness : dip the 

 slices into yolk of egg and fry in fiesh butter. 



