Look what I found by my house today!!

[rabbit]

I found some oyster mushrooms and black morels up north this weekend as well. However, I found these two dryads, and these morels just a few minutes from my house today. Morels sell for about 50 bucks a lb sometimes and I find mine for free I had some today with deep fried bluegills that I caught last week messing around fishing. Also, I eat hot food 95% of the time, but I don't add spices to good earthy mushrooms.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/medium/05-12-08_1835.jpg
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/medium/05-12-08_1834.jpg

Then some oysters from up north and just a couple black morels.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/medium/05-11-08_2200.jpg

Frying in the pan.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/medium/05-11-08_2224.jpg

[rabbit]

Ok since I'm at it a couple pics of another mushroom I love to eat in the fall. Hen of the woods. These are off of ONE mushroom!!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/medium/09-23-07_1631.jpg
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/medium/09-23-07_1221.jpg

Just sharing another food that I love. It's fun to get out in the fresh air, get exercise and have something unique for cooking. I have a couple pepper plants popping up by the way too...WHOOHOO!!

[Pepperfreak]

WOOHOO!!! I agree with ya, free morels...Yummy! I love frying them and the bluegill in a beer batter with garlic......No ya did it :) got my mouth all watering...lol

[rabbit]

WOOHOO!!! I agree with ya, free morels...Yummy! I love frying them and the bluegill in a beer batter with garlic......No ya did it :) got my mouth all watering...lol

I think I just motivated you to go out for a nature walk, with a fishing trip.:lol: Someone else can relate with the flavor on here though. :cool: Morels, are the only mushroom that I've eaten that actually has a nice earthy beefy flavor...YUM!!...oh and bluegills deepfried. My favorite fish in the whole world. It takes a few with the fillets, but worth every bit of work!

[Omri]

To be honest, I have no idea what kind of mushrooms those are. never seen them here. :shocked:
Are they any good?

[rabbit]

To be honest, I have no idea what kind of mushrooms those are. never seen them here. :shocked:
Are they any good?

OUTSTANDING!!!!:D The morels are very difficult to find and can't be cultivated. Not only this,but they have a VERY small window that they grow. The season is only about a month in the spring around here, with a couple weeks being the peak. Right now is the peak. I'll be looking again soon. Oyster mushrooms you can actually buy as well if you look. Those ones can be cultivated. They use those in certain chinese dishes on occasion. They are both VERY flavorful and much better than the standard button caps you find in the store. The hen of the woods isn't as well known around here for mushroom hunters and honestly I'm glad because those are absolutely delicious as well. They pick those in the wild in Japan as well. Over there they are called Maitake mushrooms. Now for summer to come so I can pick black trumpets, and chanterelles!!

[Pepperfreak]

OUTSTANDING!!!!:D The morels are very difficult to find and can't be cultivated. Not only this,but they have a VERY small window that they grow. The season is only about a month in the spring around here, with a couple weeks being the peak. Right now is the peak. I'll be looking again soon. Oyster mushrooms you can actually buy as well if you look. Those ones can be cultivated. They use those in certain chinese dishes on occasion. They are both VERY flavorful and much better than the standard button caps you find in the store. The hen of the woods isn't as well known around here for mushroom hunters and honestly I'm glad because those are absolutely delicious as well. They pick those in the wild in Japan as well. Over there they are called Maitake mushrooms. Now for summer to come so I can pick black trumpets, and chanterelles!!


:onfire: Yup...The best darn mushroom out there!!! They can be quite allusive too, and about as much fun looking for them as it is fishing...LOL

[rainbowberry]

I love eating mushrooms raw. I like the Oyster ones and Shiitake.

[WACOFlyer]

One specialty store around here is getting $54.95 a pound for morels.

One woods near my house gave up almost 700 morels this year, and, we weren't the only ones in there.

[rabbit]

One specialty store around here is getting $54.95 a pound for morels.

One woods near my house gave up almost 700 morels this year, and, we weren't the only ones in there.

That's ALOT of shrooms!! It seems like a bumper crop this year with all of the rain. :)

[rabbit]

I love eating mushrooms raw. I like the Oyster ones and Shiitake.

I like Shiitake mushrooms as well. That's one that I have to buy though because they don't grow around here.:( Oh well:lol:

[POTAWIE]

Morels used to grow right beside my house but none this year yet. They say recent burn sites(forest fires) are great areas to find morels. Oyster mushrooms are very easy to grow compared to most. Here's some pics of ones I grew
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/656/9060473661644f617bcab2.jpg

King oyster(not quite as easy to grow but delicious)
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1059/2467006509d1c8e82244wx2.jpg

[VtPepper]

How can you eat mushrooms they are so gross. well I know how people eat them but for me I can't do it i can even taste it if you put in one mushroom then took it out after cooking I can taste it and its funny because I can cook with them I make a great stuffed shroom it was good enough to make it onto the appatizer list at the resturant but I have never eaten one and I never could. funny isn't it.

[imaguitargod]

WOW, what a find!

[rabbit]

How can you eat mushrooms they are so gross. well I know how people eat them but for me I can't do it i can even taste it if you put in one mushroom then took it out after cooking I can taste it and its funny because I can cook with them I make a great stuffed shroom it was good enough to make it onto the appatizer list at the resturant but I have never eaten one and I never could. funny isn't it.

EVERYONE has there foods they don't like. I think shrooms are yours:lol: My wife used to hate them until she ate the wild shrooms. Now she eats them all of the time. They have a much more different flavor and texture than your standard button cap mushrooms. As for me.......I can't stand those little cherry tomatoe's. When they burst in my mouth I want to up chuck so there's mine:lol:

[rabbit]

Morels used to grow right beside my house but none this year yet. They say recent burn sites(forest fires) are great areas to find morels. Oyster mushrooms are very easy to grow compared to most. Here's some pics of ones I grew
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/656/9060473661644f617bcab2.jpg

King oyster(not quite as easy to grow but delicious)
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1059/2467006509d1c8e82244wx2.jpg

Nice shrooms you've got growing there. I've heard of the kind oyster before, but never had one. That and I think those ones are native overseas. Now about the morels, oddly I found mine next to an old rustic camping sight where all of the ashes were on the ground. They weren't fires that were in the tall pits, and the ashes kind of spread out near the water. That and it was under poplar, beach, and maples to top it off. Perfect conditions for those. I have a funny feeling I'll find a bunch there next year as well. I know of a few areas where controlled burns were done in good habitat as well this year. Those spots will be my PRIME looking spots next year!!:D Certain trees are good hosts for morels. (Like dying elms.) However, I honestly think old fires with the right trees are best.

[HotPeppersFlyFishing]

Rabbit you damn show off ppfffttttttttttttttt :lol:
now you gotta get you some Ramps (wild leeks) to go with the Morels!!:)And you have to let me know when you are going to the Shelter and Battle Papa Doc lol

[WACOFlyer]

Rabbit you damn show off ppfffttttttttttttttt :lol:
now you gotta get you some Ramps (wild leeks) to go with the Morels!!:)And you have to let me know when you are going to the Shelter and Battle Papa Doc lol


Ramps?

I got a patch "transplanted" in my back yard. VERY unique flavor/taste!

[rabbit]

Rabbit you damn show off ppfffttttttttttttttt :lol:
now you gotta get you some Ramps (wild leeks) to go with the Morels!!:)And you have to let me know when you are going to the Shelter and Battle Papa Doc lol

I actually thought I found a batch of wild leeks the other day and they were just lilly of the valley. There was enough to feed and army and I got all excited. I pulled up the leaf and it was all Rhizome. No bulb on the end. I thought I was in heaven for a moment:lol:

[HotPeppersFlyFishing]

Rabbit
Here this might help

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Ramp.html
Tom

[talas]

love mushrooms and to get them on a walk is so much fun but always make sure you no what your picking as some varietys are nearlly identical and can be very poisnous..mushroom hunting is an enjoyable and stomach filling experience..with beer there great :)

[rainbowberry]

I remember a mate told me he was once so hungry that he picked some mushrooms to eat, he didn't have a clue what they were but ate them all the same. I don't know if he was just lucky or plain stupid, bit of both. Here's a site with info about thousands of mushrooms, where they come from and whether you can eat them.

mushroom site (http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/default~GID~253~chr~a.asp)

[bentalphanerd]

I remember a mate told me he was once so hungry that he picked some mushrooms to eat, he didn't have a clue what they were but ate them all the same. I don't know if he was just lucky or plain stupid, bit of both. Here's a site with info about thousands of mushrooms, where they come from and whether you can eat them.

mushroom site (http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/default~GID~253~chr~a.asp)

Gold Tops aren't listed. :(
Unless they have another "real" name?

[stillmanz]

or blue meanies..... oh the explaining... so son why you walking in the farmers field?.... My excuse was always "looking for golf balls"....lol

[bentalphanerd]

lol - i had a friend who could spot them in a field while i was driving 100 kmh down the highway.

STOP HERE!!!

[stillmanz]

he just saw cows man.... lol

I was once shot at...
hilarious looking back but at the time I was in a bad way.

[bentalphanerd]

i remember when the woodford festival was at maleney ...went to the first 5 & worked for zilch behind the bar...then again i didnt have to buy a drink for 3 days lol....

the local rednecks used to shoot over us while we were out picking. How times change, now Bill Horitz owns the town lol

-for my mate...no cows, he could see the shrooms...of course now he can just sit & look at a wall & watch the bricks come in & out ....well fried.

[stillmanz]

lol always one in the group who never managed to grow up and never came down..look out IGG lol.

[imaguitargod]

Gold Tops aren't listed. :(
Unless they have another "real" name?
Would you be thinking of the "Washington Gold Caps"?

lol always one in the group who never managed to grow up and never came down..look out IGG lol.
Hehe, so far the acid flashbacks I have prove to be quite amussing.

[LUCKYDOG]

a tracer is always nice hello from the past

[scoville]

Great looking Morels.I used to pick them behind the house in Virginia.Being in florida i have to go with dried...no Morels and few morals here!And those ones in the pasture make you see funny!

[rabbit]

Thanks guys, also I do my homework and am VERY leary about which mushrooms I eat. I know how to 100% identify 14 or 15 local wild mushrooms COMPLETELY near here without a doubt. Between messing around Friday until Monday off and on I have a grocery bag full of oyster mushrooms, and about 28 more morels to the list.:D What's funny is we found a bunch of yellow morels in my mother-in-laws front yard of all things:lol:. I'm checking out my good morel spot in the morning after work as well. We found 6 nice big fresh yellows there yesterday after looking for a whopping 5 minutes. Yellows are out BIG time right now and I should be looking as much as possible. After this week I'll be having to wait a year again.;) Here's a pic of what we found today just messing around not even really trying. I found another good deer hunting spot as well. Nothing like patterning them when it's not even near hunting season.

My wife with todays find. Also, I'll be on more later.I'm kind of sidetracked with being in the woods right now...lol!!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/05-19-08_2043.jpg

[rabbit]

Rabbit
Here this might help

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Ramp.html
Tom

That's some good info there. I know what the leaves look like, and the smell is distinct. However, I didn't know the other info. Especially what to look for in the fall. That was a good link. Thank you!!:cool:

[rabbit]

Sorry no pics. I did find quite a few chanterelles today. I sauteed a bunch of those mushrooms and ate those with a sizzlesteak burger with nagasav sauce, pepperocinis, and cheese......YUM!!! Guess I have to go shrooming a few more times this week:lol: