https://chandler.io/tags/mushrooms/Recent content in Mushrooms on chandler.ioHugoenCopyright © 2025 [Chandler Griscom](https://chandler.io/). All Rights Reserved.Tue, 05 May 2026 14:11:38 -0400https://chandler.io/posts/2026/05/dryads-saddle-a-mushroom-love-story-tips-and-recipes/Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://chandler.io/posts/2026/05/dryads-saddle-a-mushroom-love-story-tips-and-recipes/<p><strong>Caution</strong> - This page is for educational and entertainment purposes only. You should not eat wild mushrooms.</p> <div style="opacity: 0; height: 4px; overflow: hidden;"> <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> </div> <p>I have to undo an injustice.</p> <p>Dryad&rsquo;s Saddle (a.k.a. Pheasant Back) is the most hated mushroom on the internet (among U.S. foraging groups, at least). Sadly, it&rsquo;s kinda the mushroom&rsquo;s own fault. It starts appearing in the early spring, the same time foragers compete to gather their favorite backwoods delicacy, the great <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morchella" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Morel</a>. The Saddle&rsquo;s abundance, flashy appearance, and nice aroma inevitably piques the interest of the beginner forager, but chances are the specimen that they choose to bring home will cook down into a soggy old hat in a puddle of butter. Its unfortunate seasonal timing, regional juxtaposition, and tight harvesting window have turned poor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerioporus_squamosus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Cerioporus squamosus</em></a> into a punchline for mushroom haters.</p>