At the Martin Mere wetlands centre in Lancashire last weekend I saw an enormous puffball fungus. I don't know if you can see the pine cone at 2 o'clock in the photo for comparison but this thing was huge! Easily 18 inches across.
Puffball
Did ja eat it?
I would have sauteed that thing right up!
I've tried eating the giant puffballs that grow in the woods around here. They're best when about tennis ball size, but I find they don't have a lot of flavor. They smell wonderful when they're frying, though! My pic was taken in August 2008.
Tastes great fried .... :)