In our regular Monster Mushroom series we have a giant puffball from Woonsocket, RI. If it's described as looking "like elephant brains," and weigh in around 4 pounds, you can be assured it'll make its way into the papers.
A study, reported here, in Science Daily, from John Hopkins, Weight Management Center suggests that "increasing intake of low-energy density foods, specifically mushrooms, in place of high-energy-density foods, like lean ground beef, is a strategy for preventing or treating obesity." Mushrooms are approximately 90% water so this would seem to be obvious. Many types of contact lenses also have a high percentage water base, but I wouldn't suggest eating those.
Dave Anderson has a nice article over at unionleader.com highlighting the bumper crop of mushrooms this summer. With all the rain, New Hampshire, and all of New England has supplied an abundance of mushrooms for mycologists - amateur and expert - to enjoy. New Hampshire is where Stacey and I first got hooked on mushrooms.
And finally... we know that some mushrooms may be dangerous to your health. We also know that there are a lot of things that can annoy you on a flight. But what happens when you combine the two? This!
I couldn't find any good photos of mushrooms jumping out of overhead luggage bins and attacking people so I had to use the old standby - A Matango poster.
So make sure to Be Careful Out There! Mushrooms continue to take over the world... one passenger at a time.
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