In a message dated 9/18/2006 9:55:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, loneroc@mwt.net writes:
I tried drying slices of puffball once. My house smelling so gaggy I've never been able to eat them again--even just plain ole fried. I'll stick to eggplant.
Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI USDA zone 3
Can't help but wonder if you tried them when the interior was brown, nearly in the spore stage?
I've sliced them, when totally white, (about 1/4 inch thick) dried them in the fruit drier then use them in cooking. No offensive odor what so ever. My wife has a sensitive nose connected to a wild imagination and would have thrown them out if any unpleasant order occurred.