Originally Posted by ViLco

Barry in Indy wrote:

Soon there will be one of the finest mushrooms inhabiting the woods
near me. People in Missouri, Nebraska, KS and north who have woods
might want to keep an eye out.

Known as Porcini in the US.

And here in Italy, too. The underside of the cap of porcini is called "a
spugna": sponge like, to distinguish it from the ones "a lamelle" ("small
bladed", or "with gills").
Can't wait to get in Parma apennines in late august and september
--
Vilco
And the Family Stone