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Mushroom Collecting 2010
JW_Halverson:
The one time I got more shrooms than I could eat in a sitting I dried them down. It seemed to me that when I used them in cooking later they were even more strongly flavored than when they were fresh. One single dried morel made en entire pot of venison stew taste delish! Has anyone else had the same results?
Postman:
congrats on the haul! I've been seeing some bay and bicolor boletes, but the'yre all eaten up. Got some Oysters and a few sulfur shelfs in this crazy dry summer.
3 days of rain forcast, though... ;)
By the way, , IFC channel is running a cool movie called "Know your mushrooms" about edibles and medicinals like ling chi.
Tsalagi:
JW, yes, drying mushrooms intensifies their flavor. Put them in a sealed mason jar to store them. They get richer with age. They'll last almost forever. I have heard some Russians smoke mushrooms to dry them and this creates a totally different flavor. But sealing dried mushrooms in a mson jar not only preserves your harvest, but they're going to get richer and stronger in flavor.
We went out this evening to gather some before dark after work. Got another four bags! One gargantua took up almost half a large paper grocery bag by itself! Being that we were going to be out there close to dusk, and I've seen bear sign out there, I toted my trusty Mosin Nagant 91-30. It's unsporterized, of course, meaning it's as heavy as the day it was issued, LOL! I had the routine down good: See Bolete, unsling and ground rifle, pick Bolete, put in bag, pick up and resling rifle. I noticed the Lactarius and Russulas are coming up and hopefully they'll turn into Lobster mushrooms.
Tsalagi:
Postman, do you know if that movie "Know Your Mushrooms" is on DVD?
Postman:
yeah, I googled it and found it. I'll send ya the link
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