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Mushroom Collecting 2010
HoBow:
Do these look like chicken of the forest? I thought they normally grow on live trees, but I found this on a downed tree. Does anyone know if there are dangerous look-a-likes- I've never heard of any? It had no gills, very stringy and the whole thing was fairly tender. It was found in the Chicago area- which is starting to be Fall now, but not quite yet. Also, how do they take to a dehydrator if it is chicken of the forest? Thanks for any tips!
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Hillbilly:
That generally looks like it probably used to be a chicken of the woods, but it looks like it's way past eating condition. They will grow on live and dead trees both. There is also a form with white pores (Laeteporus cinncinatus,) which grows from the ground off of tree roots in big rosettes. I don't eat chicken of the woods off of conifer trees or logs, and I only eat really fresh ones.
Hillbilly:
Tsaligi, the Smoky Mountains are really rich in a diverse bunch of mushrooms. We usually average between 40-80 inches of rain a year depending on elevation, but it's been really dry this summer. Here is an average day's morel haul here in a good year, with a mess of chanterelles for good measure:
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El Destructo:
Man the Morels make Me Homesick...I haven't had one sinse I left Michigan in 82.... :'(
JW_Halverson:
Judging by the cheese-eating grin on your face, I guess you believe size does matter. I've got shroom-envy
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