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I stumbled on some chanterelles on my climb down to the fishing hole this morning. After two hours without a bite, I packed up my gear and went on the hunt. I foraged almost 2 lbs in under an hour. Had to stop because my bag was full.
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What ya gonna do with em:dono:dono?????
Why, cook them of course.
:dono:dono:dono they any good, thought they was frog houses????
They are delicious, unlike any other mushroom. And their smell is heavenly.
There are too many of them for me to know which ones are the eatables and which ones are bad. The bad ones will make you null and void. The morels are the only one I know and there is a false one of them.
Their name sort of rhymes with what you get if you eat the wrong shrooms. :)
Chanterelles are easy in that respect. They have one look a like, called Jack o'lantern, but they're easy to tell apart. Chanterelles grow in soil, Jack o'lanterns grow on wood.Quote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
Here you go, John. Check out what Hank Shaw has to say about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
http://honest-food.net/2009/08/31/ch...est-soup-ever/
I've never picked any of my own, mainly because, like the others here I've never been taught the difference between good and bad 'shrooms. I do love to cook and eat them. Maybe you can educate us, I see a lot of guys north of here picking morels, do they grow here also?
I cant count how many yanks asked me about them this spring, not sure they was all eating them!!!!:Rofl
They like the Psilocybin variety!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
It ain't just yank's that use those things.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
There are morels around here, but I'm not sure how prolific they are. I have only hunted for them once; it was on a friend's land, a transplanted Hoosier who knew what to look for. Unfortunately, they were not plentiful that year. I do know that their season is over--you only find them for a short time in spring.Quote:
Originally Posted by feeshrman
Chanterelles are much more plentiful here and have a longer growing season. I'm used to finding them late July-August, so I was thrilled to find them this early. They are easy to identify because of their appearance. In addition to the unique cap shape, they have false gills--they are depressed striations that run up the stem and under the cap. The color varies from a golden yellow to orange (my harvest yesterday covered the range). They have a lovely floral-fruity kind of aroma that's frequently described as reminiscent of apricots, and you can really smell it once you've got a few in your basket. BTW, it is preferable to use a basket when you forage so the spores can fall through. Also, harvest the mushrooms by pulling not cutting. Pull from the base of the stem so the roots come with it. From what I've read, it's better for future mushrooms if the roots don't remain behind.
I found these in the woods around Wallace Creek campground. The spot I've hunted for years is actually right in the middle of Oxford city limits. The picture above shows exactly where they like to live. Mixed hardwood and pines, slightly sloped topography so they have good drainage but not torrential runoff. I have also found them growing in/along empty creek beds within this type of woods. They are classified as "gregarious," if you find one you will likely find more nearby. They push up through the leaves so sometimes they are hard to spot despite their color. Like I said above, they only grow in soil and their only look alike grows on wood.
Thanks for the info Page. I have a spot behind my soon to be home place that may be loaded with these things. Will have to check it out.
Back in the 70's I used to gather shrooms out in cow pastures!Glad I grew up!