Originally Posted by mardigras

I think freezing it would do damage to it, edible mushrooms I've frozen turn out slimy when defrosted, fine for cooking, but no good for salads and such. One site suggests to put a mushroom in a paper towel over a lamp to dry. That's probably my best bet.

It's picked and inside now. If I can get it to dry and still retain it's shape I may hit it with a light spray of shellac or something, it's trying to come apart on the bottom "lip".