A morning's stroll

[waksupi]

Beautiful day here today, so I thought I would go out and look for some mushrooms. I didn't have any luck at my usual spot, so took a walk down an old logging road. I happened across a few coveys of grouse, and managed to get one.
I had been seeing a few mushrooms, and decided there were enough to harvest, so filled up my handkerchief on the way back out. The big ones are boletus, and I found a couple lonely shaggy manes to bring home.
I think the boletus are the best winter mushroom, and are in the dehydrator already. The shaggy manes went on a sandwich. To preserve them, they must be sauteed, and then can be frozen, canned, or dried.

[Junior1942]

There's chanterelle mushrooms all over my deep woods. They are delicious!! For some reason they weren't nearly as prolific this year. Here in north Louisiana they usually ripen late July through early August.

[JeffinNZ]

Nice work. I recall in my late teens going rabbiting most afternoons after school. At the right time of year I would often return with a bunny and bag of mushrooms. Mum was always grateful of the mushies.

[waksupi]

Jr, we have chanterelle mushrooms here, too, although they tend to grow at a lower elevation than I generally wander. There were also tons of morels in the burns around here this summer, but I didn't bother with going after any. I much prefer the boletus to the morels.

[Blammer]

do you shoot the grouse on the fly with the 22 or just the mushrooms?

[waksupi]

do you shoot the grouse on the fly with the 22 or just the mushrooms?

Both, of course!

[Thumbcocker]

Those boletus must be something way good. Around here the morel spot is something you tell your favorite child about on your death bed. Come April the woods are alive with morel seekers.

Wife and I will go after hen of the woods in the next week or so,

[Bass Ackward]

Goodie on the shrooners, but I'll take the grouse.

[waksupi]

Those boletus must be something way good. Around here the morel spot is something you tell your favorite child about on your death bed. Come April the woods are alive with morel seekers.

Wife and I will go after hen of the woods in the next week or so,

Morels are kinda a "gimme" around here. Go to where a forest fire has been , and a family could most likely fill a pickup bed in a day.
I took an old buddy hunting today, and brought home another three gallons, that are in the dehydrator. That should be plenty to get me through to next season!

[PatMarlin]

We've got BIG boletus shrooms around here. I love em\..

[Boz330]

Morels are kinda a "gimme" around here. Go to where a forest fire has been , and a family could most likely fill a pickup bed in a day.
I took an old buddy hunting today, and brought home another three gallons, that are in the dehydrator. That should be plenty to get me through to next season!

I wish they were a gimme around here. The best spot I had was dozed for pasture quite a few years back an haven't found another good spot yet. Used to clean up during Turkey season. The Boletus are good but I never thought as good as the Morrels. Nothing around here right now, hasn't rained in 2 months.

Bob

[gregg]

May be you all can help me on this. Out here on the flats our puffballs are the size of baseball or little bigger. In the black hills I have seen same looking thing but the size of a soccer ball. are they also good to eat if fresh and white?

[crowbeaner]

Sure. I LOVE small puffballs sliced and sauteed in butter. MMM.

[gregg]

Sure. I LOVE small puffballs sliced and sauteed in butter. MMM.

Yup. But the big devils would fill a skilet. Still wondering if there same thing.
Love the Morrels. Got to learn more about others.