[spanielmander]

I got over a pound of black trumpets today, and a lot of mosquito bites. A couple were bigger than any I've ecer seen.
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But as I was greedily filling my bag among a good patch, I found this: [url=http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg494/Alex_Ruthrauff/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps8xu88cbx.jpg][img][/url]
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What the hell is this thing? I have my own theories but I'm curious to hear what others think. It's either bone or plastic of some kind, but I think it's bone.

 

[spanielmander]

Update: it was plastic, and is now in the trash where it belongs. Another question though: Will 1 lb. 5 oz. of black trumpets keep in the fridge for 7 days? I put them in a paper bag, then another paper bag, then clamped the top shut. Didn't wash them--straight from the woods to the fridge. There were some slug eaten ones but no really old ones. I pinched the dirty bottom parts off too. So, whadayathink, 7 days? I'd like to cook them for some friends next weekend.

 

[spanielmander]

Ha Lynk, yeah I worry about stumbling on a body sometimes. So, if you don't suggest leaving these for 7 days, what in your opinion is my best option for preserving them? I was thinking I would air dry them if it came to that. Don't want to apply too much heat as I'm worried about flavor... and they're so thin that I have to assume they'd dry well laid out on wax paper atop a kitchen cabinet with a fan blowing on them. Thoughts?