mr clean Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Who likes them. I had morels and scrambled eggs for breakfast. I walked down the road, and found a dozen or so yesterday. Lot of work but man are they tasty! The wife is not very crazy about them. Im glad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Love them. Not quite warm enough up here yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I've never heard of morels but would give them a try. I like black fungus found in Chinese food. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 This is a pic offline. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I looked up the pic, too So, where do you buy these? I don't recall seeing them in our neighborhood grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Some people around here sell them. I know one guy who hunts them with a bloodhound. This is him. They go for about 60 bucks a pound which is expensive but finding them is a lot of work. I have a order in for a pound. You can only find them for 3 or 4 weeks a year around here. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 $60/pound is a bit rich for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Jeff Matthews said: $60/pound is a bit rich for my taste. I don't buy them often. Most I paid in the past is 35 bucks but that was 4 or 5 years ago. I would not sell them for that with the work involved. And its a lot cheaper than weed. Its a one time a year thing so if you want them you either hunt or pay someone. I only have time to hunt maybe one more time this year. Season is about up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 You can buy these dried and they’re just as good as fresh prepared correctly. If you like mushrooms these are deeply flavored ‘shrooms. It does not take a lot of them to enhance a plate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bosco-d-gama said: You can buy these dried and they’re just as good as fresh prepared correctly. If you like mushrooms these are deeply flavored ‘shrooms. It does not take a lot of them to enhance a plate. Sounds interesting. The most flavorful mushroom I have used so far is the Shitake. Very pungent! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jeff Matthews said: Sounds interesting. The most flavorful mushroom I have used so far is the Shitake. Very pungent! Jeff, It isn't season for them yet in Ohio. I am an avid game hunter and have never found any in the wild. Have not priced them this year, but last year you could buy them online for $50 a pound. Extremely rare and buttery flavor so I am told. Roger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 minute ago, twistedcrankcammer said: Jeff, It isn't season for them yet in Ohio. I am an avid game hunter and have never found any in the wild. Have not priced them this year, but last year you could buy them online for $50 a pound. Extremely rare and buttery flavor so I am told. Roger I like them a lot. But part of it is the fact that you found them. I think this alone makes them taste better to hunters. I dipped them in egg. Rolled them in flour, with salt, and pepper. Fried in cast iron skillet a bit. So good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Rodger the best time to hunt in the woods is after a rain, in the spring when the ground temp is 50 to 60. Mid 40 temps at night. 60 to 70 in the day and sunny. Loomy soil with leaf cover is where I do the best. North banks early in the season. Where the sun is hitting it. A lot of times around dead trees, and look around may apples also. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, mr clean said: Rodger the best time to hunt in the woods is after a rain, in the spring when the ground temp is 50 to 60. Mid 40 temps at night. 60 to 70 in the day and sunny. Loomy soil with leaf cover is where I do the best. North banks early in the season. Where the sun is hitting it. A lot of times around dead trees, and look around may apples also. Can't they be farmed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jeff Matthews said: Can't they be farmed? Probably need to be grown in a controlled environment but I don't see why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Jeff I like the black fungus too. I am lucky to get woodears in the yard when conditions provide, never see them fresh anywhere due to fragility and short shelf life so they are a special treat for me. Both can be found dried at asian groceries, have been putting the black fungus in a variety of applications lately. The shredded into strips style are easy to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Jeff Matthews said: Can't they be farmed? I know there are farms but I do not know any more than that. I just eat them when we have them. It would be very profitable im sure, if you could grow a shit ton of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, mr clean said: I know there are farms but I do not know any more than that. I just eat them when we have them. It would be very profitable im sure, if you could grow a shit ton of them. I have heard that they thrive in burn areas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Bosco-d-gama said: I have heard that they thrive in burn areas? I have also been told to look for them where there are May Apples in the woods ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 6 hours ago, Jeff Matthews said: Can't they be farmed? Jeff, Restaurants around hear are advertising they will pay $50 a pound for them. Rog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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