/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Yeah. Eat up!

>>17837494
Lucky you, OP.

If it grown in a lane and it looks like a brain
Thats a morel

I initially found one cap loose in a bunch of leaves and it looks like there's at least 4 more in the ground. should I harvest everything now or leave them undisturbed? also whats the best way to store them longterm?

>>17837494
>>17837502
Oh, amygdala...! Have mercy on the poor bastard!

>>17837494
Yes...
Hopefully Round 2 is sat-sunday after the rains.

>brainlets be like

>>17837539
>also whats the best way to store them longterm?
Dehydrate

>>17837539
You may want to leave one behind, but they'll likely be gone if you leave them all.(deer LOVE them)
Better to split them open and soak in salt water(to get the bugs out) for an hour or so, then dredge in flour and fry in BUTTER ONLY.
Giant puffballs are good to eat too, if they are fresh--They are like the Tofu of mushrooms.
sliced 1'' thick, fried in butter also, they will pick up the flavor of any herbs and spices you add to the butter.

>>17837627
how long can they keep in the fridge/freezer before dehydration?

>>17837631
how long would you recommend soaking?

>>17837641
if they look really clean(bug free) you really don't even have to. just rinse.
No more than overnight in the fridge though
An hour or 2 should be fine.
Don't forget to GPS the spot-- they are pretty hard to find sometimes--AND DON"T TELL ANYONE ELSE WHERE, or you'll never get on again.

>>17837649
*one

>>17837649
I was illiterate and didn't read the first suggestion of an hour. they're in my back yard growing by a bunch of sticks and leaves I neglected. should I leave the space undisturbed hoping for more or is it safe to finish cleaning everything up?

pick them, toss them around to release spores so you can possibly grow more, don't tell anyone where they are. rinse them in salt water. ive come to notice morels love dead elm trees. is there one near where you found these?

>>17837667
give it another week or two--THEN clean up--(nice yardwork out,huh?)
If you do dehydrate some, maybe see if you can get a spore print from the smallest., that way you can place the spawn where you want it next time.
Plenty of info on the weebs.

>>17837670
>ive come to notice morels love dead elm trees
and sometimes around patches of may-apples if Trilliums are around.
Good info-
Better to take the spore print yourself, then mix with distilled water and a little molasses then spray the spawn where you want it.

>>17837670
they're next to a living maple. I left a layer of leaves over the winter which probably helped

>>17837494
DON'T EAT IT IT CREATES MUSTARD GAS

here's my haul so far

>>17837830
This is true anon take caution

>>17837873
fucking gross
just buy non dirt covered yardtrash from the store

what if those are false morels

>>17837922
That's immorel.

>>17837904
>he pays money for a circumcised version of something nature gave us for free
>B-BUT IF I PAY MORE IT'S BETTER!!!

>>17837873
You should cut your mushrooms, anon. To not damage the mycelium.

>>17837873
OMNOMNOMNOMNOM!!!
Nice haul, anon.
Try to duplicate the same in an area of your yard that won't be disturbed for next year.
Morels are notoriously hard to cultivate a mycelial mass for good fruiting bodies.
but NOT impossible.
Have you seen the price/pound??
https://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/at-195-per-pound-morel-mushroom-prospectors-will-be-able-to-pick-fungal-gold-from/article_0652a250-bf84-11ec-ab5a-b3c8c6123675.html

>>17837922
>checked
Good question...The tell is the hollow stem.
Falsies are solid.

>>17838000
tripple checked

>>17837988
I thought it was best to get as much as possible forgive my greediness. two broke off naturally

>>17838026
>I thought it was best to get as much as possible forgive my greediness.
It was either you or the deer or squirrels.
They do have a nice nutty flavor

I've never had a morel before and I love mushrooms

>>17837494
They aren’t shrooms but I’ve eaten these before and also found a few in the wild you can eat them

>>17837996
Damn I'm finna grow these, it's probably easy if you're not retarded

>>17837873
Not to brag but here is my haul. This took about 20 minutes and I got sick of picking them

>>17838292
how deep innawood did you have to go for that? also state?

>>17838300
Im in Iowa. Its my property so I knda know the hot spots

>>17838300
Here is a pic of them. Zoom in and you can see how dense they were. Ive never seen them so thick

>>17838310
nice. you could practically go out and cut a fresh bunch for every meal you eat
have you done anything to help with regrowth over the years?

>>17838321
Its just luck. Last year I only had 1. This spring was cold and wet and then it hit 90 out of nowhere.

>>17838332
excellent nuggies

>>17837931
>That's immorel.
Mushroom crime this, code of fungi that...

>>17837494
I order to properly identify you a mushroom you need to take pictures of the surrounding area as well.

Also if you do decide to harvest them don't just rip them up like some barbarian.
Get a pair of scissors, or sheers, and cut it just above the base. This will allow the mushrooms to grow back eventually

>>17838292
>I got sick
typical fungifag

thank god you didn't dye

>>17838347
>Also if you do decide to harvest them don't just rip them up like some barbarian.
>>17837873
Looks like I'm too late.

You won't get to enjoy anymore of these from that spot unless you leave one

>>17838355
Nof OP, but you dont know what you are talking about

>>17838355
there were two stalks left in the dirt plus im gonna add chopped up bits to the soil of the area to hopefully encourage the spread of spores

>>17838369
Then explain. I've been a part of mycology groups for the last 10 years. This it's common practice to use scissor if you're not a retard, and would like to enjoy more mushrooms in the future.

>>17838371
Good man
If you take something from nature it's always good to make sure you're not harming whatever it is you enjoy

>>17838376
>I've been a part of mycology groups for the last 10 years
would you say you're a funguy?

>>17838292
That’s a lot
Like maybe too much
Like maybe you should leave some to be in nature

>>17838376
Everybody just pinches them off at the stems. Ive never seen anybody with scissors. Ive always heard they grow from spores. Some of the serious guys use mesh bags

>>17837494
Yes sir, those are Morels. They grow like crazy in the woods behind my house. I'm a MI bro as well.

>>17837539
Never take all of them, always leave at least one behind so you can harvest again next year.

>>17838396
Thats less than a quarter of what was there. I was able to give some to friends

>>17838302
what part of the state? up here in NE IA it's been kinda slim pickins. i went out hiking looking for some with no luck, ironically when i got home there were a bunch growing in my front yard so i still got my yearly mushroom omelet

>>17838393

>>17838426
Im just west of Des Moines.

this is what I ended up making with what's on hand. garlic morel grits served with an asparagus and ricotta (premade) crepe topped with a light Basil roux

>>17839022
>grits
Gross. Why would you ruin morels like that