hen of the woods

[supertrap63]

its wats for dinner.

[bverboy]

let us know how it taste

[jcampbell]

That looks more like a black staining polypore, did it taste like liver?

[supertrap63]

cant really say it did. it was a little old an stringy didn't eat much of it you might be right it could be a black staining polypore? it just keeps growing i picked that one now its twice as big?

[jcampbell]

yeah, I made the mistake last year of picking a black staining polypore but didn't eat it because I knew that once you start finding hens they're usually everywhere and it was too early. I've only found hens after the nights start to cool in the early fall. I put away 30 1 gallon freezer bags of hens last year. Black staining polypores turn black where they're bruised and are also tougher, info says they taste like liver, I prefer my liver from an animal. There are very nice smooth and golden chanterelles fruiting right now, as well as milkies, boletes, and black trumpets. Giant puff balls should be on before long.

[Walleye Joe]

Anyone finding Hen's yet?

I've been tearing the Chanterelles up! They're gone in my woods now.

Eaten a few Berkeley's Polypores. Good diced up in a cream of potato soup. Otherwise (Sautee'd or grilled) I didn't care for them much.

Had a Wood Ear that was excellent sautee'd with butter and onions and served over mashed potatoes.
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Can't find any Chicken's.

I think I've found a patch of Parasol's. Going to slip into the peoples yard and pick them under cover of darkness.

 

[bverboy]

damn walleye, that's nice, you go above the morels!!! I never did eat any wild shrooms other than the morels..

[Walleye Joe]

Aug 10, 2016 15:42:22 GMT -6 bverboy said:

damn walleye, that's nice, you go above the morels!!! I never did eat any wild shrooms other than the morels..

Yep. A walk down an unknown road. There's a bit of nervousness eating this stuff for the first time. You've got to kind of ease into it.    So far I've been good with my identification. There's several more 'shrooms I'm trying to find. Found tons of one type of mushroom last week. Pretty sure they were okay, but I was not brave enough to try 'em. Too many poisonous look-a-likes. 

Last week I lived off of the land around my house. Mushrooms and venison. And it was all dang good too. You're missing out if you've never eaten the Chanterelles. They are every bit as good as morels and are much easier to find. More plentiful and less work too. 

[trkyslyr]

I picked a bunch of Chantrells the other day too sautéed them in butter then added to my sketti sauce (steph don't like shrooms)

[Walleye Joe]

Aug 11, 2016 11:08:30 GMT -6 trkyslyr said:

I picked a bunch of Chantrells the other day too sautéed them in butter then added to my sketti sauce (steph don't like shrooms)

I  bet she'd like them dipped in egg wash, rolled in seasoned flour ( Salt, Black Pepper, Paprika ) then deep-fried. Yummy! 

[Walleye Joe]

Did a little mushroom hunting this afternoon. Finally found a nice Chicken of the Woods. My first! 
Picked this one and left another smaller one. 16" across. 




And a good Sulfur Shelf mushroom too! I left it in the woods. About a foot tall.
Marked both with GPS location so I can check again next year! 

[trkyslyr]

sweet