Under what conditions could a human-edible slime-mold evolve?

Slime molds are a fairly well-known grouping of organisms, performing a valuable function as real-life detritivores and bacterivores, as well as inspiring fantasy tropes such as oozes. Many slime molds will generate fruiting bodies, as well, in order to distribute their spores (think mushroom), and in a few cases, smaller animals (such as slugs) eat them. Under what conditions on an Earth-clone could a slime mold which had some human-edible parts evolve? It doesn't have to be the entire mold as that'd be hard to gather, but am I correct that a slime mold could produce a fruiting body you or I could pick and eat?

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