Edibility: Excellent Eating notes: Aromatic with a firm texture. Benefits from long slow cooking with plenty of liquid. Preserving: Dries easily. Can be frozen. Description Cap: 3-10cm Egg yolk yellow. Lobed with an in-rolled margin. Eventually becoming depressed in the centre with a wavy margin. Gills: Deeply decurrent, narrow, forking gill ridges. Same colour as cap. Stem: Short and solid. Same colour as cap. Spores: Ochraceous Flesh: Yellow (slightly paler than the cap). Habitat: On the ground in troops with deciduous or coniferous trees. Prefers damp acid soils. Frequency: Common