First Morels of the Season

[SBC]

The kids found these in our yard, yesterday. We always get a few in our front rock bed.
This wasn't much, but fried in butter -- oh my -- is motivation enough to start foraging the surrounding area.

 

[dd57chevy]

I found 10-12 , but 5 were too deteriorated to eat .

Just curious , did you prime the rock bed , ie: spreading past morel rinse water there ?

 

[SBC]

Just curious , did you prime the rock bed , ie: spreading past morel rinse water there ?

This is a thing that can be done?
A few have always just popped up naturally.
Tell me more. I'll be all over it!

 

[dd57chevy]

This is a thing that can be done?
A few have always just popped up naturally.
Tell me more. I'll be all over it!

I don't claim to be an authority on morels , just a consumer .
Briefly , my Uncle Dean had several places around Grinnell (IA) where he would harvest a minimum of 40-50 every year .
I was 8-9 years old when we went for a family visit . We went out hunting & came upon that coveted "mother load" . There had to be 150-200 morels ! The only time I've had that blessing .

To get to the point , he always rinsed his morels in a bucket (hoping spores would be present) , then spread the rinse water in his yard

He ended up back in Linn County (still hunting) , & I mowed his lawn one year . During one mowing session , I stumbled across a morel the size of a quart canning jar !

I've done the rinse thing ever since

 

[SBC]

I need to look into this further and give it a try -- Thanks!

 

[folkleaf]

yeah, when you go foraging for them, use a mesh sack so the spores will spread as you move. And as dd57chevy said, you normally let them soak in water overnight. take that water and dump it by a tree base. if you have any apple or fruit trees, those are prime for dumping the water at their base. i didn't realize there were areas of the US just now entering morel season... our morel season ended almost a month ago!

 

[B.Lew]

We had a great season in Southern Michigan.

 

[The Benedictine]

These go great in rabbit soup! Add the rabbit skinned, cleaned, and whole then add the morels, carrots, celery, potatoes, red wine, butter, salt, pepper, and herbs de provence.

 

[B.Lew]

So many ways to enjoy.

 

[karam]

You're lucky, these things are motorically expensive!

 

[bullet08]

Damn. I can't never find them!

 

[anotherbob]

The kids found these in our yard, yesterday. We always get a few in our front rock bed.
This wasn't much, but fried in butter -- oh my -- is motivation enough to start foraging the surrounding area.

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oil or butter they taste amazing fried.

 

[condorlover1]

They used to show up in a forest close to my Mothers house in Essex. One autumn they literally covered a clearing in the forest with the damn things. An incredible site that I have not seen since. They do taste good when added to stews.

 

[troutface]

You're lucky, these things are motorically expensive!

Whole Paycheck would get some and ask $50 a pound. Not bad considering $7 worth was enough to flavor a good cream sauce for your pasta.