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John,
Here are some photos of Morel mushrooms:
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| 27/05/03 12:20 AM |
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Thanks Ann
I have never seen anything like that here.
By the way, the first photo, you do like your mushrooms
Thats quite a pile.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 02/06/03 04:37 AM |
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Ann those are some great photos. We do have some Morels here in my area, but not nearly as many as you have in Michigan. My mushroom gathering is therefore done mainly in the fall for other varieties. My favorite fall variety is one we call "Ram's Head", or "Hen Of The Woods". It also goes by the name "Miataki". This is a very large fungus, and I have found individual specimens as large as 26 pounds. When done up properly, they taste just like breaded veal.
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| 02/06/03 10:17 PM |
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Mike,
Please post a photo of them. Who knows, maybe they grow here too and I just was not aware of them being edible.
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| 03/06/03 10:58 AM |
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Ann, when I get a chance, I'll dig out one of my reference books and send you a photo. There are a couple of other varieties I enjoy, and they are very, very easy to identify. There's no chance of confusing them with a poisonous variety, as nothing else looks like them. The ones I'll send you pictures of are parasitic, and are found mostly around dead, diseased, or dying Oak Trees, from early August, until early October when conditions are right. To save time hunting for them, I'll just look up at the tree canopy, and make a beeline for any trees that have no leaves on them. This is of course before the leaves have dropped.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 03/06/03 01:54 PM |
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Ann, I've sent you some photos, and preparation instructions. If they come through ok, perhaps you can post the photos here.
| AspenHill |
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| 03/06/03 11:10 PM |
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I got the photos. Neato, I have seen thes mushrooms before but did not know they were edible. They look woody though. I figured these to be more like bracket fungi.
I will try them according to your instructions.
I'll also send John the photos, I am limited on web hosting space at the present.
Thanks so much for being so informative.
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| 05/06/03 01:35 AM |
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Mike's Favourite mushrooms
Chicken of the Woods
Hen of the Woods
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| 06/06/03 02:07 AM |
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Thanks John,
I do have these 'shrooms too but never knew they were edible. Thanks to Mike I have been clued in.
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| 07/06/03 01:16 AM |
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OK a couple of questions.
Why are they called "chicken and hen of the woods" - is it just that they are the vegetarians meat?
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How are they harvested? Just cut off the wood?
Thanks
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 07/06/03 11:30 AM |
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The Chicken of the Woods got that nickname because it is often used as a substitute for chicken in recipes calling for that. It's texture when cooked does resemble that of chicken. It also is called the Sulphur Shelf mushroom because of the sulphur yellow color of the underside. The Hen of the Woods got that name because when the individual flowering parts are stripped from the main stalk they resemble feathers. Another nickname for the Hen of the Woods is "Rams Head", but I have no idea where that name came from. In my area of the country, we have a lot of people who are of Eastern European decent, such as Poland, Slovakia, etc., and they all call it a Rams Head. Next to Morels, the Hen of the Woods/Rams Head is my favorite. Both of these mushrooms are excellent in soups.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 02/10/03 11:06 AM |
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Ann-just wanted to say I hope you're feeling better. Also-the mushrooms I had posted here some time back are out here in Pennsylvania. They've been out for a couple of weeks, and with all the rain we've had they should hang on for a few more weeks. If you're up to it, take a look around your neck of the woods.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 23/10/03 08:58 AM |
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I finally got a chance to get out to hunt for mushrooms this past weekend, and did pretty well. I harvested 1 chicken of the woods that yielded @ 2 pounds, 3 hen of the woods that yielded close to 10 or 12 pounds, and then there is another variety I pick called golden honey mushroom that yielded close to 8 pounds. I won't post pictures of the golden honey mushroom here because there are several look-a-likes that are poisonous and you really need to know what you're doing.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 15/11/04 03:21 PM |
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Ann, I was wondering if you had a chance to get out looking for mushrooms this fall, and if so, how'd you do? I was so busy, that I totally missed getting out at all this season. hopefully, I'll make up for it next year.
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| 03/01/05 09:31 AM |
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Hi Mike,
Forgive me for not checking this thread in so long! Nope, did not harvest any fall 'shrooms but I loaded up on Morels in May. They were delicious!
I was looking for puff balls during deer season and never found any fresh ones.
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| 03/01/05 04:16 PM |
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Ann,
we pick those Morels here too and they're among the best ever found in the wild.....lovem
Regarding the photos of the other mushrooms.....there's a few rules that work well on mushrooms
1 if it's not hollow do not swallow
2 if it's wavy don't make it gravey
3 if it's black put it back
be your own judge.
| AspenHill |
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| 03/01/05 11:36 PM |
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I will remember those rules! But realize, I am not one to experiment on 'shrooms in the field. Too many of them are plain ornery deadly things.
Hey, only 5 months to Morel pick'n!
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| 04/01/05 12:57 AM |
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Ann....I take the kids out mushroom hunting here every year and it's a ball.....and of course tasty as well.
here's a website I recommend to everyone that hunts mushrooms.....
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/morels/cardinal.html
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 04/01/05 03:59 AM |
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I've got to take exception to your post. First of all, all of the ones that Ann posted for me are not hollow, and they are choice edibles. Also, if you look closely at the photos, they are all somewhat wavey. And last, as far as not picking black mushrooms, the Black Trumpet is also a choice edible. It's in the Chanterelle family. I've been picking wild mushrooms for over 45 years, and pick them for some of the gourmet restaurants in the area. By the way, I'm not taking exception to your post, just setting the record straight.
| vapodog |
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| 04/01/05 06:25 AM |
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mike, please see website above and this one too for better clarification....the rule about black and back is not one I can find right now.....
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/morels/false.html
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 04/01/05 09:37 AM |
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I didn't realize that your references to only eating hollow stemmed mushrooms, etc. were only directed to the Morel family. You are correct, as all true Morels are hollow stemmen, non wavey, and or course, not all are black. I thought you were referring to mushrooms in general. My apologies sir.
About 5 years ago I was fishing in Western Ontario in late spring, and one of the guides brought back to camp about 5 pounds of what he thought were Morels. The were, in fact, a false Morel, as all of the stems had a kind of cottony substance in them. I'm glad I was there to set things straight, as there could have been quite a few sick people in camp that night.
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| 06/01/05 07:33 AM |
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I get both the REAL thing and false morels on my property. They generally erupt at the same time too! So in May, when I start seeing them, I will take photographs. They have some similarities but the false ones are most definitly different.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 27/01/05 01:34 PM |
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For those of you who enjoy mushrooms, here's a website to add to your favorites. www.earthydelights.com
Enjoy
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| 17/04/07 02:39 PM |
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Quote:
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I was looking for puff balls during deer season and never found any fresh ones.
Ann
Just re-looking at this old thread.
Are you saying you eat "puff balls"?
How?
Any photos?
We have something similar but have never even thought of eating them.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 18/04/07 12:27 PM |
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You must be careful, as some varieties of Puffballs are poisonous.
They're not one of my personal favorites for eating, but they're not bad if sliced about 1/4 to 1/3 inch thick and then fried up in some butter and chopped onions.
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| 18/04/07 07:29 PM |
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Thanks Mike. I have always been told they are poisonous but don't know if anyone has tried eating them. I certainly won't be testing them. They look rather leathery and unpalatable as well.
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| 18/04/07 09:04 PM |
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Next time I find a puff ball I will photo it and post. I am assuming they occur here where I live now, Vermont. When I was in Michigan you could find them in the right weather conditions anytime from the middle of August through October. They are the only type of their kind that is so distinguishable, as they are VERY large. I have no hesitation selecting and eating them. Puff Balls and Morels are easily identified wild mushrooms and safe to eat.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 31/03/12 09:57 AM |
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Ann, I came across this old thread, and was wondering if you ever had the chance to try some of the ones I sent you the photos of.
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| 31/03/12 11:31 AM |
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Morels bring a VERY high price around here from the mushroom buyers. A late mushroom growing friend of mine tried for many years, but rather unsuccessfully to grow them in comercial quantities. He considered that a gold mine if it could be done.
We have a patch of Morels on our black powder trail walk course of fire through the bush that I keep thinned out when I can find them.
I'm with Mike on the puffballs. Not my favourite, either.
I really like the standard white field mushrooms we find near our fall steelhead camp - up to 9" in diameter at first opening. The cap fills an 9" skillet - barely floating and gently bubbling in butter - then onto a large slice of toasted home made bread - butter, of course, liberally poured all around. MmmmmmntMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm
| MaxGera |
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| 31/03/12 02:09 PM |
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Well, learn something every day. I have lots of them around my property during the summer. I never knew that they were edible. I will definitely give'm a try.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 31/03/12 04:00 PM |
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Well, learn something every day. I have lots of them around my property during the summer. I never knew that they were edible. I will definitely give'm a try.
Max...be extremely careful. I can't emphasize that enough. Some of them are poisonous. Get yourself a good Mushroom Book. Peterson't Guide to Mushrooms is an excellent one.
Also, the mushrooms whose photos I posted on this thread are edible, and there is no poisonous one that resembles them.
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Well, learn something every day. I have lots of them around my property during the summer. I never knew that they were edible. I will definitely give'm a try.
Yes Max be careful. As Mike says consult a good mushroom book and don't rely on the internet alone. NE takes no responsibility for people eating mushrooms. We also don't want to see anyone die! Sounds melodramatic but it is a possibility with the wrong ones.
| kamilaroi |
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If anyone from Oz is interested there is a field guide to mycography that was available. The old wives tale abt rubbing the item across your lips and waiting for a reaction is just that as some species efects do not present until 24hrs and by that time if you have eaten same then goodnight nurse.