Chicken-Fried Chicken of the Woods

I live and work in the Catskill Mountains, and about six years ago I bought a little house in the middle of the woods surrounded by a huge variety of plants and mushrooms. I had to learn about these things, so I joined the New York Mycological Society and the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association and bought a lot of mushroom books. I’ve been mushroom hunting ever since. This recipe is from an old Kentucky backwoods recipe handed down from Daniel Boone. Just kidding! The mushro