The fruiting body is distinguished by its noticeably ear-like shape and brown colouration; it grows upon wood, especially elder. Its specific epithet is derived from the belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from an elder tree; the common name "Judas's ear" eventually became "Jew's ear".
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Candy is pretty fun stuff! Since my post was last on the page:



Eggrolls are easy to think of in two steps. First, think of the wrappers. These are really not that hard to make by hand, but they are *super* time consuming. I would honestly recommend just getting your eggroll wrappers from a grocery store or Asian market, because the ones you make by hand are not any different, and it adds a lot of work to the eggroll preparations without really adding any benefit.

So, assuming you're smarter than me and you buy some eggroll wrappers, you need only to consider what you want in your eggrolls.

What are your favorite kinds of eggrolls?

Trivia: Wood ear mushrooms are named because, when growing, they look like ears sprouting out of their host trees.
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Let's get the part that you won't be doing out of the way!
To make the eggroll wrappers, first mix your flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the flour. Mix your egg and your water. Pour the wet ingredients into the dries and mix them together.



Knead for several minutes (about 10) on a floured surface until the dough is stretchy. Return the dough to the bowl and cover it with a damp towel to let it rest for 15 minutes.


Once the dough has rested, roll it out into a snake and cut it into fourteen one-inch-long pieces.



Coat the cut edges of your sections with cornstarch to keep them from sticking together or drying.


Roll each piece into a ball, flatten it slightly between the heels of your thumbs, and put them back under the damp towel. (If the skins dry out while you're rolling the first wrappers, the later ones will tend to crinkle and crack.)

Trivia: Though about 300 mushroom species are edible, only 30 have been domesticated, and only 10 are grown commercially. Button and oyster mushrooms, popular in North America and Europe, along with shiitake mushrooms, make up about 70% of the world's production.

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