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  1. JimBear

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    I breaded & fried the last batch.

    The next batch I find are going in the crockpot:
    1# of shrooms
    1 stick of butter ( you can knock this down some if you want )
    1 package of dry ranch dressing mix
    minced garlic
    minced onion

    I usually make a 4# batch for family get togethers, it take 3-4hours to cook 4# batch

    I use the leftover liquid & mushroom bits to add into pasta noodles after boiling them.
     
  2. Eckie

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    Oh that does sound good! I just sautéed these w a bit of olive oil and butter. Wanted to keep it fairly simple to see how they tasted.

    Do you soak yours in salt water? The neighbor said we should do that, so I did. Didn't surprise me, we've done that with morrels...
     
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  3. JimBear

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    About an hour to get the little ants & bugs off them, then rinse & pat dry.
     
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    Ooohh..I soaked them for like 2 minutes... Oh well, tasted good. Maybe it was the extra bits and pieces that added flavor!
     
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    I got lucky once walked off the trail at local park and looked at the ground…had my chef buddy come over and make some Asian soup type thing it was delicious 051DFCD8-32C8-4D4B-9239-D7861A3AED41.jpeg
     
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    Yum, can't wait to find them this year, although I have at least 4 months to get ready. May have to expand my area to look.
     
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    Found a few this week. 20230429_152801.jpg 20230429_133609.jpg 20230429_132735.jpg 20230429_132659.jpg
     

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    4680B36D-E62D-4A5E-9BFC-2F2F9DDC7E84.jpeg 184B9578-7398-4067-A612-6DE8445A4528.jpeg Found a few today.
     
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    I stumbled into a nice patch yesterday while looking for deer antlers.

    I ended up filling my hat, it seemed like a good container. The deer ticks are horrible this year.

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    I found a few more this morning

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    I'm getting jealous of you guys!:confused: The neighbors had some in their yard but I have not been out to look for any. :seasoned: is taking my time right now. Y'all are doing great!:yes:
     
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    Someone on the local radio station advertised some today, $50 a pound…

    o_O
     
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    I only eat morels. They are the only mushrooms in my woods I have ever tried. This year I have a prolific amount of chicken of the woods growing. They are everywhere.
    Should I roll the dice and eat some? My wife won’t.

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    If the chicken of the woods are young and tender - it's easy to mark them with a thumbnail - they are very good. Often it is only the edge of the shelf that's good for sauteeing. You can also cut up the tougher portion closer to the log, simmer in stock, then strain and keep the liquid. Freeze, and use in future for soup, sauce for with game, whatever.

    We are in a drought right now - even the Delaware River is quite low. So mushroom hunting is going to be a memory from the past rather than a current foraging event.
     
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    The only chicken of the woods I am familiar with don't really look like those you have pictured. If anything your pictures resemble oyster mushrooms to me. Please do not eat any wild mushrooms until you have a positive ID by a local expert.
     
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    I took my amish neighbor and showed him those two shrooms.
    He gathered them on the spot with a big smile.

    “We eat anything”

    I will pass. I am a bullheaded old man and just eat morels. Found a couple pounds this year. It’s been dry here.
     
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    I will add those amish neighbors eat puffballs also.
    He says they are delicious if his wife prepares them but he gave me no details on how she does em up.
     
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    Did your Amish friend say what the mushrooms are? I am not familiar with HEN-of the Woods but these may be a young and fresh example of that mushroom. I have eaten a lot of puffballs. If gathered young and firm, they are good in spaghetti and some people bread and deep fry them.
     
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