Wikipedia.com says:
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum ...is an edible mushroom, which is common from Alaska to northern California. Although bland, it can be candied or marinated.


Mushroomexpert.com says:
Ecology: Saprobic on the wood or woody debris of conifers; sometimes growing from standing trees (and reported by some as parasitic); growing alone, scattered, or gregariously; in eastern North America frequently growing in overlapping clusters; late summer and fall, or fall and winter in warmer climates; widely distributed in North America, but apparently rare or absent in many areas.

Cap: 1-7 cm across; tongue-shaped or kidney-shaped; broadly convex or flat; gelatinous but not slimy to the touch; smooth or finely fuzzy; translucent white to grayish, brown, or fairly dark brown; the margin tucked under when young.

Undersurface: Spines to 3 mm long; running down the stem; translucent white or pale grayish; sometimes faintly bluish.

Stem: To 6 cm long; either lateral and stubby (when specimens are growing from the sides of logs) or well developed and vertical ( when specimens are growing from the tops of logs or from terrestrial woody debris); gelatinous; smooth; colored like the cap or paler.

Flesh: Translucent; gelatinous.

Spore Print: White.