Morel Mushrooms!!

[GaryC 7]

It's been 5 years since I moved from my family farm and lost my mushroom hunting grounds. I have been yearning for my springtime fix of Morel Mushrooms ever since. I found someone that was selling them in the local paper so today I went and bought some. Luz and Robin are in for a real treat!

[DARUMA07 25]

ooooooh Man, your making me hungry!

[Autumnchik 6]

YUM!!! I LOVE morels. My dad picks a bunch each spring and then trades them to local fancy shmancy restaurants for meals (works out better for him than just selling them). One year, he picked 300 pounds (yeah, my dad gets a bit obsessed )

[LuzyC 0]

I can't believe how expensive it is! $20 a pound? whoa! I can't wait to give it a try!

[SnowyTater 0]

EWWWWWW omg gross Gary :D What

Nah never had them. I thought at first the really pretty colorful plastic fruit in the corner was them and was like omg magic And then reality hit.

Um...have a good dinner

[PlatyPius 5]

I can't believe how expensive it is! $20 a pound? whoa! I can't wait to give it a try!

That's pretty affordable, really....wait until the supply runs out for the year. I've seen them sell for $150/pound here.

Mags saw her first morels the other day...our white trash neighbour had a bag of them and was showing them off. She still hasn't tasted one, though.

[mawilson 2,133]

YUM!!! I LOVE morels. My dad picks a bunch each spring and then trades them to local fancy shmancy restaurants for meals (works out better for him than just selling them). One year, he picked 300 pounds (yeah, my dad gets a bit obsessed )

Nice..... 300 pounds at $20/pound = $6,000 - just growing somewhere to be found. LOL

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Oh, I love morels! I used to collect them in the Spring as well - they are delicious! They are also one of the few edible fungus that don't seem to be cultivable - they are only available when collected in the wild. Too bad. Enjoy your treat, Luz!

[Amby 490]

We went mushroom hunting yesterday. We found 2 paper grocery bags full.

eta: $20/lb is really good!

Edited April 28, 2008 by Amber&Neil

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

YUM!!! I LOVE morels. My dad picks a bunch each spring and then trades them to local fancy shmancy restaurants for meals (works out better for him than just selling them). One year, he picked 300 pounds (yeah, my dad gets a bit obsessed )

Nice..... 300 pounds at $20/pound = $6,000 - just growing somewhere to be found. LOL

sounds good until one has to deal with snakes, chiggers, ticks, and all them other fun critters in the woods

[SnowyTater 0]

I don't think I've ever seen them around here. What sort of environment do they need to grow?

We get other mushrooms though. I would never pick and eat them for fear of accidentally poisoning everyone and dying.

[LuzyC 0]

I love it!!!

Delicious!!!!!

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

I love it!!!

Delicious!!!!!

gary, i think you're gonna be mushroom hunting a lot this year.

[Amby 490]

I don't think I've ever seen them around here. What sort of environment do they need to grow?

We get other mushrooms though. I would never pick and eat them for fear of accidentally poisoning everyone and dying.

they're tough to spot because you have to walk around looking down and you walk right past them and then you finally see one and stop moving and see you passed tons of them. usually they start popping up in the woods just randomly (sometimes the same place you found them the year before) right after the first warm rain of the season

[sereia 0]

mmm i love morels!