I found something strange growing in my mum's garden but then I found out it was edible so I fried it & put it on toast

A GARDENING fan has revealed how she turns a surprise plant in her mum's garden into a tasty snack.

But it turns out the mysterious plant has a deep history and some stark warnings.

The creator who goes by @tiredtillyfae shared her find in a TikTok video online.

She was stunned to find a strange mushroom growing right in the middle of her mothers green garden.

She said: “I found something strange growing in mum’s garden.”

After doing some research the creator managed to find out what type of mushroom it was.

She said: “This is a shaggy ink cap! (coprinus comatus). They are an edible fungi."

The gardening fan advised that the mushroom should only be eaten with advised caution.

She said: “It’s best to pick them before they go black. Monks throughout history bottles them and use them for writing ink.”

The creator decided to whip up a snack with her little shaggy ink cap.

She said: “Bacon would usually be my go to but we only had sausages in. The edible fungi blog I read said to fry them with butter very briefly as they are very delicate.”

After frying up the mysterious find the creator admitted it looked a little strange.

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She said: “It’s looks like a jellyfish.”

Apparently the mushroom tastes just as strange as it looks.

The creator said: “It was quite nice!! Strange but nice flavour.”

The garden discovery racked up over 19,000 views online.

One user said: “Never knew you could eat them!”

Another warned: “Typically you wanna eat the ink caps before they have any black on them apparently.”

“Ok but that looks like a BOMB sandwich,” a third user said.

But it turns out there is a dark side to eating these mushrooms.

People warned the mushrooms should only be consumed provided you went a few days without alcohol in your system.

“Yep apparently you throw up from both ends if you have a drink with them.”