Kingdom Fungi
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Holy friggin frig those morels are huge!
I love mushrooms for their beauty, mystique and of course for eating. I have foraged a little chicken of the woods here in Maryland. Just stumble upon them in the mountain during walks. Made some amazing breaded nuggets a couple of years back.
I love taking photos of mushrooms, particularly on two specific hiking trails near Appalachia.
Here are some photos of my findings. Some I think were eatible, like maybe the boletes and coral but I was too wary to try. Chicken also pictured and as stated was delicious. Also pictured is witch's butter, wood ear and some lion's mane. The witch's butter I heard can be spread on toast but I did not try that and I did not forage the wood ear because I had tried it before from our local Korean market and dislike the texture. As for the lion's mane, that was found on a dead tree right next to the house Amanda and I are buying from her grandmother in West Virginia. It looked a bit old though so after much deliberation I discarded what I picked. Gma says she has found morels on the property and I am stoked on that. I have only tried those from the hippies who used to bring them into the restaurant where I used to work during my undergrad.
P.s. please excuse the black chunks in the photos. They are screenshots I forgot to crop.
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Agreed, cool thread. Did some cultivation during lockdown 1.0
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The Fungus is among us–---buncha shroomers
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Wow. Great pictures. Most surprising thread of the year award.
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Ok I will 1000000% be following this thread closely!
Holy shit those morels are as big as your kids!
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Wow! This is so awesome!! I’m so elated that there is so much activity on this thread already… I’m super busy rn working on the yard. (We have been blessed with some sun this weekend) but I want to read all of these and respond later! Looking forward to the progression of this thread!! [emoji1430][emoji3590][emoji265]
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@Filthy:
Damn, you've got quite the brown thumb Brock. That's more luck than I ever had growing any cubes. But I think the kind I had wear not really suited for the climate I'm in. I was shopping for potency and not viability back when I did that the one summer. I never got more than maybe two flushes, like enough to give to my friends.
Thanks man. This was my first go at it and I think I lucked out. Especially since I went from multi spore syringe (MSS) straight to grain instead of using agar. It’s all about keeping it sterile until you have colonized substrate. But I’m still a major noob and I’m excited to try cultivating gormet mushrooms!
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Didn't know you were such a … fungus fiend, @Brock
Lovely photos and your kids look like they're having a riot. Such natural beauty dude! Is that closer to the coast?
Thanks Luke! A lot of these pictures are from the coastal range here but some are on the foothills of Mt Hood. My kids absolutely love mushroom hunting! It’s so fun to get into a large patch and pick live food off the ground!! It’s pretty incredible really
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Those mushrooms look amazing. I'm not brave/knowledgeable enough to hunt for mushrooms but I love eating them. I keep coming back to Gennaro Contaldo's take on funghi misti saltati: sweat chopped garlic and red chilli in oil, increase the heat and add mushrooms, after a minute add a little vegetable stock and reduce slightly, then add parsley and salt. Works as a side, a starter with good bread or with tagliatelle.
You gotta start somewhere… pick up a local mushroom book and head out Into the woods. Use your book to ID various mushrooms and then start targeting the edible mushrooms that grow in your area. For me the major mushrooms are chanterelle, Morel, king Bolete, lions mane, bears head tooth, chicken of the woods, and some other medical ones.
Sounds like a delicious recipe! Thanks
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Wow! [mention]Oaktavia [/mention] super cool finds! I love chicken of the woods! I’ve only found it one time but I hope to get into more of it this spring. The morels we found last year were from a recent burned area and were bigger than any I have ever seen! I’m sure you can imagine the excitement my kids experienced!
That’s awesome you found lions mane, I’ve yet to find one big enough to eat yet but hopefully this year that will change.
Spring is coming, hope you find a good morel patch!
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@Nkwkfld:
Agreed, cool thread. Did some cultivation during lockdown 1.0
Nice! Epic little mini grow!! Cubes are such a gorgeous mushroom.
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Ok I will 1000000% be following this thread closely!
Holy shit those morels are as big as your kids!
Glad you’re in on it! Hope to see some cool mushroom finds.
That spot was an epic find! Definitely going back there this spring [emoji1694]
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[mention]adam313 [/mention] I know you’re a mycophile!
Let’s see some of those beautiful boletes you found last year!
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Haha that’s awesome… One of my favorite things to do… around where I live…
Wow! So cool that you have so many good species around where you live! I hope to find some kings as beautiful as those this year!
Tell us more about those truffles! Did you rake them? Or use a pig or dog? Very cool!
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Haha that’s awesome… One of my favorite things to do… around where I live…
Wow! So cool that you have so many good species around where you live! I hope to find some kings as beautiful as those this year!
Tell us more about those truffles! Did you rake them? Or use a pig or dog? Very cool!
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Thx @Brock that‘s been a pretty good year. There are years you see almost none and then there are years you get the whole range. Season here usually starts in June with Chanterelle, Porcini in August and September. Parasol can be found from early spring to late autumn. Truffles in November and December. Black Truffles can be found in Southern Austria almost everywhere but you need a trained dog to find them. Better qualities and White Truffles are from Istria in Croatia, that’s about a three hours drive. White Truffles are super expensive, if you want to go for them you usually need a guide with a dog there.
