Yep, I just had to touch it. At least Catmandoo wasn't with me, he would have wanted to see how it was on the BBQ.
Seems like they might be pretty good served as "muskeg mushrooms over filet of pike."
However, I would worry about eating them unless properly prepared. As you may know, they are zooids, and all the freshwater species are simultaneous hermaphrodites. I'm not sure what the effect of eating them might be.
Ken