Chanterelles?

I haven't seen them in person yet, but looks like Dad found a mess of chanterelles!

 

I thought this was about an early 60's Motown group.....one I'd never heard of.

 

They aren't chanterelles, btw. Sulfur shelf and dryad's saddle-- turns out he had two kinds.

 

Good thing....those would be terrible Motown names.
I take it these are edible?

 

Chanterelles are edible and good, dryad's saddle edible but not so good (had them last year--meh) and sulfur are edible but have a higher chance of being toxic to some people. I advised him to toss the sulfurs and to lower expectations for the dryad's saddle.

 

Chanterelles are awesome and only show up in our area in the fall.

 

Got a good laugh out of that one.

 

With all the different types of mushrooms, many being poisonous, I'm not sure I'd ever feel comfortable eating any that were wild picked.