Anyone go mushroom hunting throughout the year? I hit up some morels last April, but didn't have a chance to do so in Kit. Jake and I are discussing kitting up as hobbits and hunting some down next spring. I missed the summer Chantrelle season here in Indiana, but managed to snag a pic with some fall Chantrelles (which look similar but are NOT edible) in gear. Chicken of the woods, a log-mounted fungus similar to turkey tail fungus is prevalent in the area and edible, but their season has passed as well. Anyone have any good recipes for wild mushrooms?
Chicken of the Woods, which grows on dead or rotting wood and is plentiful in the Eastern through Midwestern U.S.A., is an easy to spot and easy to cook dish. You can just fry them up in a pinch, or if you're a well-provisioned hobbit, saute them in butter and salt.
Trick is, make sure it looks like that photo. The similarly orange mushrooms in the photo that includes me grow out of the ground NEAR stumps, but have a stem and will give you a nasty case of 6-8 hour food poisoning.
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