It’s almost that time! (Morels)

[Bluegill]

[texastweeter]

I wish I knew enough about fungi to forage my own mushrooms! That looks fantastic!

[Attjack]

My girlfriend found these morels in our side yard!

[NapMaster]

Nice shrooms. Almost poison ivy time too.

[theroc]

Holy smokes! That's a big morel.

[Willy]

I've never had a chance to eat morels. Maybe this year. Are they that much better than ordinary shrooms?

[Attjack]

Yeah, they have a better flavor for sure.

[Murdy]

Imho, most varieties of woods mushrooms generally have a lot more flavor than what you get in a grocery store.

[Bluegill]

These were from last spring! With all the rain we have had in the last 6 months, I am hopeful of a bumper crop this year. I like to dry as many as I can and use them all year long.

[troymeister]

Oh Yeah!!...

[HouseHomey]

Hey!! Look at that avatar!!

[Spinaker]

Oh Yeah!!!! I can't wait. Although we have to wait until April-May up here, but I can't wait for the hunt!

[Bluegill]

I have found them as early as the 2nd week of March. Some years it’s been as late as the middle of April here in the central piedmont of NC

[FireMan]

Yeah, as Spin said, a bit of a wait.

[Spinaker]

Yeah we are in deep around these parts!

[RustyHaines]

5.5 degrees here this morning so pickin' time is a ways off. Hey FireMan, maybe we will have open water in April ?

[FireMan]

Maybe in a creek. Unless your talking end of April. 🕶

[Backroadmeats]

We will be lucky if we can see the ground on April 1st here.. about 3 feet of snow and single digits temps for highs.. I can't hunt mushrooms till maple syrup season is over anyhow.. come on spring!!!

[FireMan]

Yeah, every time we were getting 2” to 5”, you were getting 7 to 12.

[Backroadmeats]

Yup this is ridulous!! -17 for a temp this morning.. I can not wait for spring!!

[Spinaker]

I am with you!!!!!!

[Bluegill]

-17! You can keep it thats why I stayed south after Uncle Sam sent me to Ft. Bragg.

[JeffJ]

I've never eaten fresh morels. On a couple of occasions I've purchased dried morels and followed the directions for reconstituting them - gently simmer in a small sauce pot for a few minutes. They had good flavor but I was put off a bit by their texture. I will tell you the liquid from the sauce pot was intense. Think: homemade beef stock on steroids. Wow!

[Troutman]

I prefer to go hunting for and finding these kind, anyone care to guess? I'll give you a clue, if you break the stem the stalk turns purple....