Not really gardening, but it was the closest thread I could find to post my new pics. Hope someone likes them, I was pretty excited when I got home. These mushrooms are called Chanterelles, and they were found growing in mature douglas fir, at about 1500 feet just two days ago. Here are my favorite two pics.
i had a good stand of chanterelles and boletes when i first bought my place but for the past 5yrs nota! i guess because of drought, love it for ya!
They went quite well in a white wine cream reduction, tossed with some fusilli pasta. MMMMMmmM Even though the rains have stopped for the moment, the hills are still producing quite well. If you dont live near a elevated area with douglas fir, try looking oak forests. It doesnt have to be ALL oaks, but you should be in a shady area, with mostly one kind of oak. These are pacific golden chanterelles, while there are some others around the country that vary just slightly in color. Thanks for the kind comments, and if you liked the pics I can post some more of our bolete hunts coming up next week. Kings and zellers. So freaking good!!! I posted a ton of cool mushroom pics at www.earthlyinfo.com if anyone is looking for some good edible ID pics to compare too.
That is too cute! I swear, I could live off of mushrooms. I really need to learn about them so I can pick my own.
Nice, lot's of em' around here too and the Cinnabarus (sp? / the red ones) . managed about 5 lbs of Black Chanterelles as well which are great fried up in butter or rendered bacon fat with some green onions. Probably found about double the weight in Destroying Angel Amanitas thou, still watching for Muscarias and Pantherinas but no luck thus far. P.S. Nice Carving work on the Walking Stick.
i picked a bunch of chanterelles yesterday, they were excellent. i didnt get as many as i would have liked so im going to try another spot this weekend. still looking for pine mushrooms (matsutakes), hopefully i will get lucky
Hun, if you do find them, spread them to more pines, and Mushrooms in general, dont overpick the area, leave some (20%+ or so) so they can prosper in their little mycellical communes. I know I probably dont have to tell you specificly, it's more for the passers-by who might overlook the notion really.
I think Ive seen these here in texas but im not sure Anyone wanna give some tips on staying safe and picking them or others I normally just get cow field cubies but I would like to experiment with something that doesnt grow straight out of cow pie Just need to know the signs to look for I found red and white ones once but wasnt ballsy enough to eat :X
Well heres a start for ya' Funk. http://www.mushroomthejournal.com/mhma/edibles Note, these arent the "magic" variety. Red & White, theres quite a few, could be Amanita Muscara which is a risky halucinogenic, toxic and potentially lethal when not prepped properly (Has also been known to lead to cases of urophagia, lol. Could be a wide number of others. I've often found google to be a helpful starting point to get within the ballpark on I.D's but the web has tons of sites on Mycology that can help further. But bottom line, if you arent very familiar with the type you're hunting for be sure to get a good field guide on identifying them in the wild.
