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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: tattoo dave on May 14, 2014, 08:46:53 pm

Title: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: tattoo dave on May 14, 2014, 08:46:53 pm: also known as pheasants back. Anybody here eat them. I'm reading online they are edible. I've been seeing more this year while out than ever.

Tattoo Dave
Title: Re: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: mcginnis6010 on May 14, 2014, 10:19:03 pm: Nope never ate a dryad sadle but i do know that you can carry an ember in them pretty well.
Title: Re: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: bubbles on May 15, 2014, 01:06:36 am: I've eaten a bit of dryads saddle a while back. Can't remember how it tasted. I know it wasn't bad, I think it was decent. I think I just sauteed in olive oil
Title: Re: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: chamookman on May 15, 2014, 06:25:12 am: Dave - I found a few of those looking for Morels last Saturday. Didn't pick them, wasn't sure about eating them. Bob
Title: Re: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: tattoo dave on May 15, 2014, 07:44:26 am: From what I've read online they are pretty tasty, if you get them early in there growth cycle. I found a ton of them in a new morel spot last night, and have been seeing lots in other spots as well. Thanks guys!

Dave
Title: Re: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: DGF on May 15, 2014, 08:26:01 am: Dave, how have the morels been recently?

-Dan
Title: Re: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: Buffalogobbler on May 16, 2014, 10:00:48 am: I've tried them, picked what I thought was a young and tender one,sautee'd it in some butter and learned thier called Dryads Saddle for a reason, because thier tough and chewy like leather.

Kevin
Title: Re: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: Gsulfridge on May 16, 2014, 11:08:07 am: Quote from: DGF on May 15, 2014, 08:26:01 am
Dave, how have the morels been recently?

-Dan
They're already done in Tennessee, so I imagine it should be good there.
Title: Re: dryad's saddle mushroom
Post by: bubbles on May 16, 2014, 01:43:04 pm: I must have gotten some really young ones, I don't remember the ones I picked being leathery.