Morel

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This is one of a few in front of my house , a morel I assume.
 

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Yes it is, and they are supposed to be delicious. Never much got into them myself but I am not a mushroom person. They are coming up all over the place around here.
 
Cut into thirds and wash out. Leave overnight in water with a teaspoon of salt added. Rinse again before cooking . Roll in flour or egg wash then the flour. Fry in oil with a small amount of margarine added. Fry until brown and enjoy. Used to eat them 3 meals a day untiL all gone.DELICIOUS
 
I cover miles and miles after em, and THIS GUY has 'em growin in his FRONT YARD.

Life ain't fair.
 
That mushroom is a little different looking. Around here we get a morel lookalike in the summer that stinks real bad. Does it stink?
 
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Looking through the internet I see that there are various types of morels .It looks to me to be a morel but I'm not an expert. I cut one of the four apart and it's hollow as it should be.Only a very mild 'mushroom' smell. It think it's a Morel !
 
That's a Morel for sure. The stinky one that some times gets confused with them is Stinkhorn. Nasty bugger.
 
I live in the Catskill Mtns but I don't remember ever seeing morels at my home.
 
Here are the hollow insides !
 

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Man! I'm wanting to get out and look some of these now. I must wait until next weekend though!:thumbup:
 
Yes its a morel. It is not one of the three main types you typically see, it is another kind we call peckerheads, still good eating though. Stinkhorns are entirely phallic looking in a dirty sanchez way and if you remember that they rely on flies to distribute their spores it makes more sense. here in MN. we have had a good season so far and I have pulled in about two hundred, mostly grays and yellows but a few of the small black ones. Remember to cut them or pinch them off, do not yank them or you diminish any chances of future morels in that area.
 
argel55 said:
Cut into thirds and wash out. Leave overnight in water with a teaspoon of salt added. Rinse again before cooking . Roll in flour or egg wash then the flour. Fry in oil with a small amount of margarine added. Fry until brown and enjoy. Used to eat them 3 meals a day untiL all gone.DELICIOUS
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Man that sounds GOOD... All the sudden IM hungry..:D They grow all around here.. I need to get out, get me some and try that recipe!:cool:
 
I picked a few last week... Only gather them about once a year, but always enjoy eating a plate of them. If they grew in my front yard I'd eat them a lot more often.

Last week's batch :D
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I'm pretty competent in the woods, but I stay away from fungi, as much as I love them. Are the lookalikes poisonous? I'd be afraid of mixing them up.
 
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I'm pretty competent in the woods, but I stay away from fungi, as much as I love them. Are the lookalikes poisonous? I'd be afraid of mixing them up.
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Yes they are. It's something you have to be careful with and take the time to learn. If you're interested in it I would suggest finding someone in your area who knows about it. Local mycologist etc. Also, a good start for wild mushrooms is the Bolete. They're very hard to mistake, lots of different types, and taste great. There are plenty of great books for it too.
 
I've been meaning to go on a serious Morel and Fiddlehead finding mission. I went out the other day and couldn't find either. Plenty from the same families but nothing edible. :(
 
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