Supper in it's natural habitat....

[Snake Farm]

Supper in the bag.......

Supper on the stove.......

And supper on the table!

Man I love this time of year! [cl[cl Hard to beat tomatoes from the garden and mushrooms from the woods!

 

[GJunktionMike]

[dr[dr[dr[dr The only mushrooms that grow around here will kill you or make you see things

 

[Snake Farm]

[dr[dr[dr[dr The only mushrooms that grow around here will kill you or make you see things

Ya mean like this..........

Yeah, we have those kinds too

......but I try to stick to the ones I know.

 

[Gastrick]

Thos look delicious. The problem is...I can't tell the difference in the wild so I have to buy em at the store.

 

[Sam_Fear]

I don't see any bacon on there?!

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

[dr[dr[dr[dr The only mushrooms that grow around here will kill you or make you see things

Ya mean like this..........

Yeah, like that!

Stay away from those. Next thing you know, you're wearing platform shoes, speaking with a British accent and watching Monty Python.

Where is the bacon, anyhow?

 

[GJunktionMike]

Stay away from those. Next thing you know, you're wearing platform shoes, speaking with a British accent and watching Monty Python.

 

[ScaryVoodooGirl]

I don't see any bacon on there?!

+1 (and then some random letters so I can exceed post minimum length )

 

[Willowbilly3]

I have picked some this year but usually buy them.

 

[Tim...Ok]

Mmmm..We don't have any around here like that, just Morels (sp?)

 

[donsrods]

I remember my Grandfather picking mushrooms and I think he said something about being able to tell the non poisonous ones from the bad ones by the color of the underside. Is that how you pick them, or is there another way ?

Don

 

[26Troadster]

i'm with don i don't know which ones to pick so i pick mine at the store.

 

[Snake Farm]

I don't see any bacon on there?!

Yeah....
Where is the bacon, anyhow?

Hmmm, musta been slacking that evening.......it's usually right there in the middle.

I remember my Grandfather picking mushrooms and I think he said something about being able to tell the non poisonous ones from the bad ones by the color of the underside. Is that how you pick them, or is there another way ?

Don

Don, I'm no expert on these thing as I only go after a couple kinds....."Morels" in the spring and "Bradleys" this time of year. There are several edible ones that grow in my woods but I'm always so bent on finding the Bradleys that I never take the time to learn the others. I went picking a couple evenings ago and found about 5 lbs. of them! I snapped some pics of several different mushrooms just to show you a small sampling of what we have here.......there are probably 100 different kinds growing at any given time here.

Here's a big one that looks nice and meaty but if you have this one for supper you won't be around for breakfast......

Here's a couple different ones, the seaweed looking one is edible but we don't pick it.......however when I see it coming up I know that it's time for Bradleys..

These are slimey like a fish.......

These are kinda 'Cartoony' looking.........

Don't know if these are edible or not but I should find out cause they are plentiful this year......

These kinda look like growth rings on the end of a log and they are tough and woody. I'm not sure but I think these can be dried, ground up and make a drink that's suppose to taste like coffee.....

These big puffy ones always reminded me of a fluffy chocolate dessert......probably kill ya though LOL

As for identifying the Bradleys they have gills or fins on the underside......

....as opposed to a sponge like bottom like this one has.....

hang on,

 

[Snake Farm]

.......or little nodules like this one has

The Bradleys are also sometimes called "Leather Backs" because of the brown leathery look they have......

And some folks call them "Milkys" because if you bump them or break them they bleed milk that is sticky and turns your fingers black......

I've found Bradleys from the size of your thumbnail.......

to the size of a dinner plate and as with most mushrooms they have a twin which is sometimes an "Evil Twin" as in "deadly poison" so ya have to be careful, in fact the little guy above is a twin.......he didn't bleed milk. With the Bradleys I don't eat them if they don't bleed milk and also once you know them no other mushroom smells quite like them.

This one did bleed milk and it made a nice topper for a mushroom, onion, Swiss Cheeseburger!

As with many things the thrill of the hunt is half the fun with these things, and they can hide pretty good!

Do you see one in this pic?

Ah ha, there it is.....

I'll leave ya with this one.......where's the Bradley?

Hope I didn't bore ya too much.....gotta go find supper. LOL

 

[GJunktionMike]

That's harder then wheres waldo[S. I'm pretty sure you don't want to eat some of those mushrooms[ddd.

 

[Neverdone]

yuppp....... nopeeee............ you can have them....... I like my fungus on the ground where I can step on it or hit it with the mower.......

 

[Dirtyrat]

Exactly, I'm damn sure I won't be eating any mushrooms!
More for all of you!

 

[bob w]

Nice pictures and a very interesting narrative.

When I was a kid I picked mushrooms with my Grandfather and Grandmother. My Grandfather would decide which ones were okay.

My Grandmother would fry them in butter and caraway. They tasted delicious but I worried the next bite could be my last.

 

[Sniper]

Had a puff ball just last night. Washed it off, skinned off the outer layer and sliced it up in 1/2 inch slabs. Just like having 'mushroom steaks'. Put one of the smaller slabs on a hamburger and it was hanging outside bun, bigger than the patty. 'La-lishous, to the max. Fried in butter on a cookie sheet on the BarB-Q, wouldn't mind another one if I could find one.[cl

 

[GJunktionMike]

Had a puff ball just last night. Washed it off, skinned off the outer layer and sliced it up in 1/2 inch slabs. Just like having 'mushroom steaks'. Put one of the smaller slabs on a hamburger and it was hanging outside bun, bigger than the patty. 'La-lishous, to the max. Fried in butter on a cookie sheet on the BarB-Q, wouldn't mind another one if I could find one.[cl

I'm hungry now [dr