Posted on 04/20/2020 4:13:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Morels are easy to ID, but you sure better know what all the others are, before picking, cooking and eating them.
Back in my turkey hunting days it was great fun to scare the crap out of unsuspecting mushroom hunters.
I’d freeze in full camo and just wait until they were a few feet away then just say “hi”. LOL!
I’m famous!!!
(And tasty, too...:)
Am I supposed to snap the stem and see if it turns blue?
I’m too afraid to hunt wild mushrooms. You eat the wrong one and docs like me can’t save you. It’s a nasty way to go.
I’m not saying don’t but I ain’t. And I’m a country boy.
“Am I supposed to snap the stem and see if it turns blue?”
Only if you have the tunes, beer and smokes.
My Grandpa was born in 1900 in Ukraine and learned since he was a little kid how to hunt mushrooms.
Every once and awhile he would cook some up for me. They were wonderful.
His steak tartare and pickled pigs feet. That was another story.
Although I do love Beef Carpaccio.
“Morels are easy to ID, but “
There are false morels out there, you need to look at the cap if it is not evenly shaped (deformed looking) it’s not a morel.
My mom’s husband owns property in northern Michigan. We were there one day target shooting. Since his property is a mile or so of deep woods, we weren’t worrying about a backstop since we were the only ones there.
I was just getting set to pull the trigger when three idiots hunting morels while trespassing walked right into my line of fire.
They claimed they were lost. Sure they were.
I pointed to the road with my pistol and said “road’s that way, I suggest you take it now.”
Growing up in northern Michigan, mushroom and deer seasons held a particular level of reverence in our home.
I miss those days...
You’d get arrested if you where having any fun in Michigan by Whitmer’s stooges.
husband and his buddies going next week up to Kettle Falls Wa area
“I hunt them with a frickin 12 gauge.”
Keep an eye out for the drones.
You’re 100% correct.
I’m not a mushroom hunter; there are some deadly ones out there, and there’s little room for error.
Reason #1 why I only grew Shitakes from sawdust, bran and water Shitake Blocks I bought from Smith & Hawken, back in the early-80s.
False morels -- Gyromitra esculenta or "beefsteak mushrooms" can be eaten, but are hard to prepare safely for consumption. We would pick and eat them when I was young, but they need to be boiled heavily for quite a while before they can be sauteed.
Here's a site that tells more about that:
How to Cook a False Morel or Gyromitra Mushroom
It's probably best not to bother, but if prepared properly, they're pretty good.
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