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PufPuf23

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2. Mushroom wealthy today.

Reply to MuseRider (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 6, 2016, 08:58 AM

Apr 2016

I sauté mushrooms in butter and garlic (or shallots if available) almost by reflex.

The morels are easy to find this time of year; one looks at the type of forest and where there has been a recent burn and the morels grow along the edge of last year's fire and the unburned duff. I have found them on burn piles in my yard.

I have dried them in the past for backpacking but too old and decrepit and lazy plus no longer have a food drier.

Thought would be fun to troll DU for recipes.

My Mom (RIP 1983) and grandmother used to pickle morels (and other mushrooms, mostly matusake) in pint jars, I actually did not like them that much. Pretty sure I have their recipe tucked away.

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Found mass quantities of morel mushrooms yesterday. [View all] PufPuf23 Apr 2016 OP

How lucky are you? MuseRider Apr 2016 #1

Mushroom wealthy today. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #2

Ask Russians Baobab Apr 2016 #16

My dad would take me out mushrooming when I was younger benld74 Apr 2016 #3

I also grew up mushrooming with my family, mostly mother. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #4

Try the Michigan group KamaAina Apr 2016 #5

I "Advanced Searched" the Michigan Group and did not find a morel post. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #6

But if you cross-post there, you might well find a fellow morel lover KamaAina Apr 2016 #7

This is likely a great Spring to gather morels in Lake county. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #8

Can you dry them? blogslut Apr 2016 #9

I have dried them (long ago) but no longer have a food drier. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #11

Pretty much any dish is tasty with mushrooms added in. blogslut Apr 2016 #12

Oh yeah. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #14

So jealous of fresh free morels. blogslut Apr 2016 #15

You lucky bastard! lagomorph777 Apr 2016 #10

Saute in butter is default recipe. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #13

I bought them at two different places lagomorph777 Apr 2016 #33

I'll PM you my shipping address......! lastlib Apr 2016 #17

All I wanted was some clever recipes. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #18

Make a necklace with them. Use as a door stop. Hurl them at intruders. Generic Brad Apr 2016 #19

The necklace idea is clever. I have seen people string wild mushrooms and PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #20

You are sure they aren't immorel whistler162 Apr 2016 #21

Immorel and having fun doing it!! PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #23

smoothies Enrique Apr 2016 #22

That never occurred to me. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #24

A freind lightly smoked a few pounds of Chantrells.... chknltl Apr 2016 #25

Never occurred to me to smoke mushrooms. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #26

So jealous of you. Morels are incredibly delicious. suffragette Apr 2016 #27

Aha! Recipes. I even have chicken and asparagus and salmon (albeit frozen) on hand. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #28

Shallots are wonderful suffragette Apr 2016 #29

If you can buy tanoak mushrooms in the market, they are called matsutake. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #30

I'll be on the look out now, if I can find some that aren't too expensive suffragette Apr 2016 #32

Rinse and freeze, sautee' at Christmas! Scuba Apr 2016 #31

Inappropriate, but strangely fitting here Nac Mac Feegle Apr 2016 #34