Shrooms, the fungus is among us!

[Army]

Some of the best eating there is IMO.

Morel mushrooms are in season and mighty tastie :thmbsp:

Went out last night and found about 5 pounds of grays and nice sized yellows!

Gonna fry some up for lunch :yes:

Any of shroom hunters/lovers around here?

[bentpencil]

My family has 80 acres of oak grove that has a slough running through it, and it's used as a cow pasture. In the spring, when it warms up right after a rain, the combo of rotting oak leaves and cowpies grow mushrooms that will get 5-6" in diameter!

Unfortunately, I don't realy care for them, except in spaghetti sauce!

[RichPA]

Oh, man, morel season is one the major things I miss about Iowa - mushroom hunting on my Grandpa's farm near Vinton was a spring tradition. Enjoy, Scott!

[john_w]

I'm heading up to Traverse over Memorial Day weekend. It will probably be the tail end of the Morel season up there. Lately, my folks have been finding a LOT of Morels wherever they've left sawdust lying around. I hope the trend continues this year! :thmbsp:

The picture looks like you might have the faux Morel variety there, but it's hard to tell from a pic.

For those who don't know the difference: If they are "faux" Morel's, they are poisonous to some people, but others don't have a problem with them. (If there is a distinct lip separating the stem from the top, it's a faux Morel. If the top seems to be "molded" to the stem right at the surface, it's a "true" Morel.)

- jw

[Army]

Yeah Rich its been a tradition for my family since before I was born, one of things I look forward to each spring. My kids call and start asking when we can get together and go.

It seems to be a pretty good year so far, I found most of these under big dead elms.

Yeah John I know the difference between the real morels and the faux morels. The latter we call peckerheads. Which some people could eat and others would get sick on. We have both around here but the peckerheads usually have a much longer stem and are very fragile where the stem connects to the top. But thanks for the warning :thmbsp:

[CarlV]

Oh, them kind. :sigh:


Carl

[thedelihaus]

Why is the mushroom such a good fella to have around the bar room?

He's a FUN-GUY (fungi) to be with!

Mushrooms are delish! Never had the morels. Are they that good?

I've had some mushrooms that tasted like slightly burned pistachios. Most folk didn't like 'em, but I even found these to be very tasty.

[Army]

Mushrooms are delish! Never had the morels. Are they that good?



Some people love them, others not so much...

They sell around here for $25 a pound, because not everyone knows how to hunt them and the season is pretty short.

There have been attempts to grow them commercially, but knowone has been able to duplicate the growing conditions.

[SPL db]

I thought you were talking about a different type of 'shrooms!

Man I remember those days...

Or do I? :para:

Scott :D

[fabvsix]

SPL DB:
I used to pick the ones you are referring too.......They grew fast after a thunder storm in Louisiana ONLY in or around black angus cow snizt patties :banana:

Of course that was many moons ago..... :smoke:

[bentpencil]

I thought you were talking about a different type of 'shrooms!

Man I remember those days...

Or do I? :para:

Scott :D
You must mean green spaghetti sauce with mushrooms, brownies for dessert, and a bottle of Spanada?

[CortR]

Oh, man, morel season is one the major things I miss about Iowa - mushroom hunting on my Grandpa's farm near Vinton was a spring tradition. Enjoy, Scott!
I somehow suspected there must be an Iowa connection in your past! As a native Iowan what I really miss about home is morels and those bitty exquisite June strawberries. In graduate school I live between the north end of the Coralville Reservoir and Homestead in the Amana Colonies on a heavily wooded acreage--morel heaven. Saute those pups in some good Amana butter with a bunch of shallots and a little dry white wine and enjoy the best food you can put in your mouth.

[john_w]

Mushrooms are delish! Never had the morels. Are they that good?


Naw. They're terrible. Taste like the cow pies they grow in. Better leave 'em to crazy people like us who like stuff like that.

Seriously, they have a delicate, coral shaped head - much the opposite of the firm, meaty, steak-like Shitakes - and they just about melt in your mouth with an earthy flavor. Quite tasty. Great when soaked in salt water overnite and then fried in butter! We scramble 'em into our eggs at my folks' place.

I'm really glad I have lunch in front of me right now because I am really making myself hungry!

[Kamakiri]

Aint you guys got a McDonalds around you? :yuck:

;)

[Army]

Aint you guys got a McDonalds around you? :yuck:

;)

Several :yuck: :D

Nothing beats a walk thru the trees or forest this time of year...

All the flowering trees, bushes, plants...

Its like music to the senses, especially the sense of smell...

Everything is alive and growing, the first promise of whats to come!

And of course some excellent, hard to see (aka natures best camo'd) awesome eating :yes:

New Yaaaaarkers :no:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[tentoze]

Aint you guys got a McDonalds around you? :yuck:

;)

Damn, son- you're a helluva nice guy and all, but did you grow up on pop tarts and macaroni & cheese?

[JDaniel]

My older brother, a self-trained apothecary back in the hippie early 70s, fixed us a batch of "mushroom tea" once. Only time I ever thought I really could fly. Good thing there were no cliffs around. :smoke:

JD

[Army]

Damn, son- you're a helluva nice guy and all, but did you grow up on pop tarts and macaroni & cheese?

Didn't we all...

Gonna have to get Tim out this way and away from all those projects :scratch2:

The finer things in life are free :yes:

JD been there done that, was your brothers name ... Oh never mind, I know I've met his twin sister and lived barely to almost regret it :D

[thedelihaus]

If I can find it, I'll post my mushroom stew recipe. I dunno if I can locate it- things are packed up while some remodeling is being done here.

Thanks for the morel tips. All I've had are Shittake, Portabella, Baby Bella, White, Crimini, and those canned items. Oh, and have had the occasional Vermont kind that you buy off hairy folk in diesel VWs that make you a bit goofy.

[jerryjg]

My older brother, a self-trained apothecary back in the hippie early 70s, fixed us a batch of "mushroom tea" once. Only time I ever thought I really could fly. Good thing there were no cliffs around. :smoke:

JD
Too bad there werent any cliffs. According to Carlos Casteneda, you might have actually been able to fly , after all, according to Ralph Waldo Emerson, we conceptualize our reality, and if your particualar conceptualization was some type of real distortion of space-time, then yes, you may have ended up on a MAyan mountain.Yea, Lots of that Shrooms and pay(oh!)tea back than. What ever happened to those grocery bags full of magic mushrooms and the mexican buttons?

[cubdog]

Morels. A bottle of good wine. A date with the wife. Perfect!

cubdog

[ozmoid]

We do have Morels here in NC, they're just not plentiful. Can take most of a day hiking the hills here to find enough for a meal. However, the thing we DO have in plenty (and you often find Morels near them, same growing conditions) is ramps. If you've never had any, they're like super-charged shallots crossed with pungent garlic. Your sweat will smell for days after you eat them.

Ramps polarize people - you love them or you hate them. Me? I love 'em!

Can you smell me from where you're sitting?

[Russellc]

Some people love them, others not so much...

They sell around here for $25 a pound, because not everyone knows how to hunt them and the season is pretty short.

There have been attempts to grow them commercially, but knowone has been able to duplicate the growing conditions.
How about some hunting tips? Dont worry, I'm im MO! I cant get anybody I know to say anything about morrels, but they are glad to share them.

russellc

[john_w]

Actually they can now be grown commercially, but apparently only on a small scale. It probably isn't cost effective - at least not yet.

The last of the Northern Michigan Morels were in my folks' fridge over Mem. Day Weekend. Not a very large amount of them this year. But at least I got to munch down a few while I was out there. :thmbsp: