Hi folks,
Here's an interesting (although fairly common) jelly fungus that grows on dead wood - in both cases aspect was open and south facing. Not sure where the name Witch's Butter comes from?
It's inedible (now that's a disappointment I hear you mutter...)
I found this quite a difficult subject to photograph as they were in full sun and their surface is quite reflective. It would have helped if I'd had something with me to reflect the light onto the shaded side too.
Bruce
Approx 4cm across longest axis.
Approx 3cm top to bottom (forgot to shut aperture down on this one) .
Exidia glandulosa - Witch's butter
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Yummy! It looks very witchy.
Noodles In Witch's Butter
4 egg yolks; hard-cooked
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweet butter; softened
1 teaspoon dried thyme;
1 teaspoon dried sweet basil;
2 tablespoon orange flower water
1 lb noodles; cooked
1 orange; sliced
Beat the egg yolks, sugar, butter, thyme, basil, and orange water in a small bowl until smooth. Mix enough of the butter with the hot noodles to coat them with a golden-yellow color. Garnish with orange slices.
Witch's Warts In Butter
1/4 C. butter, cubed
8 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 C. heavy cream
2 bags 3 MUSKETEERS® FUN SIZE® Bars, chopped into small pieces
Melt butter. Remove from heat and add the semi-sweet chocolate. Cover and let rest for about 3 minutes to melt the chocolate, then stir until smooth. Add the heavy cream gradually, stirring until totally incorporated and chocolate loses its shine. Refrigerate until slightly firm (approx. 20 - 30 minutes).
Roll into balls and then into chopped 3 MUSKETEERS® Bars, pressing gently to adhere.
Yields about 60 warts.
Noodles In Witch's Butter
4 egg yolks; hard-cooked
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweet butter; softened
1 teaspoon dried thyme;
1 teaspoon dried sweet basil;
2 tablespoon orange flower water
1 lb noodles; cooked
1 orange; sliced
Beat the egg yolks, sugar, butter, thyme, basil, and orange water in a small bowl until smooth. Mix enough of the butter with the hot noodles to coat them with a golden-yellow color. Garnish with orange slices.
Witch's Warts In Butter
1/4 C. butter, cubed
8 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 C. heavy cream
2 bags 3 MUSKETEERS® FUN SIZE® Bars, chopped into small pieces
Melt butter. Remove from heat and add the semi-sweet chocolate. Cover and let rest for about 3 minutes to melt the chocolate, then stir until smooth. Add the heavy cream gradually, stirring until totally incorporated and chocolate loses its shine. Refrigerate until slightly firm (approx. 20 - 30 minutes).
Roll into balls and then into chopped 3 MUSKETEERS® Bars, pressing gently to adhere.
Yields about 60 warts.
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errors are welcome.
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Noticing of my "a" and "the" and other grammar
errors are welcome.
You know they use a fungicidal treatment, amphotericin B, to treat people who have contracted Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). It is caused by a tiny amoeba that invades the brain while swimming in lakes, streams, or areas of still stagnant water when the temperatures exceed 80°F during the hot months of summer. The amoeba invades the central nervous system via the tissues in the nasal cavity and then proceeds to attack the brain and other vital organs causing sever hemorrhaging of the brain, stiff neck, vomiting, sever headaches, seizures, coma, and eventually death, all in about 72 hours. Ain’t that something! Now what has that to do with Bruce's photograph of a Witch's Butter fungi? Well absolutely nothing I suppose. It is just that Doug mentioned brains and fungi and I remembered that amphotericin B is a fungicidal treatment that is all.
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Don't mind me...I'm just rattling around. You know how us old folks are.
"Where does he (Nikola) get these recipes?"
One day somebody will ask him how to boil an egg and that will stump him!
Bruce, one way to cut the harsh reflections a bit and to reduce contrast is to use a diffuser. This can be as simple as a square of the milk white opal plastic like they use over recessed flourescent light fittings used in suspended ceilings, or a simple square frame with white tissue paper or tracing paper glued to it, providing it imparts no colour cast.
You just hold this between the light (sun or artificial light) to diffuse the light falling on the subject. It's main problem is the chore or carrying it around! You can buy the Lastolight type circular fold up ones however in various sizes.
DaveW
One day somebody will ask him how to boil an egg and that will stump him!
Bruce, one way to cut the harsh reflections a bit and to reduce contrast is to use a diffuser. This can be as simple as a square of the milk white opal plastic like they use over recessed flourescent light fittings used in suspended ceilings, or a simple square frame with white tissue paper or tracing paper glued to it, providing it imparts no colour cast.
You just hold this between the light (sun or artificial light) to diffuse the light falling on the subject. It's main problem is the chore or carrying it around! You can buy the Lastolight type circular fold up ones however in various sizes.
DaveW
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Bruce,
Actually not 5 minutes ago I just bought one of these as I thought it would be handier to carry around than my bit of plastic because it folds up into a small bag. Plus it has a reversable white/silver/gold/black reflector for other photographic use that "zips" over the diffuser. It looks like the Lastolite type but cheaper.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lencarta-80cm-32- ... dZViewItem
DaveW
Actually not 5 minutes ago I just bought one of these as I thought it would be handier to carry around than my bit of plastic because it folds up into a small bag. Plus it has a reversable white/silver/gold/black reflector for other photographic use that "zips" over the diffuser. It looks like the Lastolite type but cheaper.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lencarta-80cm-32- ... dZViewItem
DaveW
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