mushrooms are one of my absolute favorite foods
and it’s soon time for the elusive morels to appear
luckily i have this handy chart to help.
no time to write more
i’m off to find a sasquatch den.
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“on the subject of wild mushrooms, it is easy to tell who is an expert and who is not:
the expert is the one who is still alive.”
-donal henahan
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Be careful you don’t get abducted by aliens while you are digging up Jimmy Hoffa’s skeleton!
Best wishes, Pete.
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right!
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And here I thought you would start at the end of the rainbow. Happy hunting, my friend! Loved the quote.
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who knew? )
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Good luck! I used to love wild mushroom picking when I was a kid. Even better was eating them – fried in butter. Yum!
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Ooh , yes
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Check those boxes with question marks on them. Mario told me he finds a lot of mushrooms in them…
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happy hunting, Beth 🙂 you know, I’ve never liked mushrooms though I don’t mind them on pizza; did you know golden staph bacilli under a strong microscope look like mauve mushrooms? this may appear in my golden staph poem I’m posting tomorrow —
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I pretty much love them all – looking forward to your post
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thanks Beth; I had chemo today; it came up in the conversation –I just had to write about it —
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Here’s to you and your warrior approach
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I love mushrooms, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to determine the safe ones so I get them in produce. I can imagine how delicious the wild ones are!
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Me too, so I only go with my daughter who knows
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It’s good to have someone who knows! 👍
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I personally abhor mushrooms, but I chuckled at the chart of when to look for them!
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At least there’s that)
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I love it.
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I’ll pass on the mushrooms but pass the potatoes, please.
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I love both!
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We had a Sasquatch den at the campground in which I lived and worked. Kids got a kick out of it. Mushrooms enjoyed by all!
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How great!
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One of my favourites foods as well Beth! Happy hunting!
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I’ll only hunt with my daughter,who knows what she’s looking for)
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😉😂
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Oh I hope you find lots of them. Love the quote 😂😂🥲
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome
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You might have some luck in the produce section of your favorite grocery, Beth!
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That’s always an option)
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my wife, originally being from Russia, knows a lot about different kinds of mushrooms… me, much less so! but I like ’em on pizza 😉
~David
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Lucky you!
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Yum yum, say no more!
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So good
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It’s true. They are very illusive! Luckily, although I love hunting and eating wild mushrooms, I don’t really like morels 🙂
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They are a whole other level
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I’ve hunted mushrooms of all kinds, but always go with someone who knows what they’re doing.
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I like mushrooms, but I trust Kroger to find them for me.
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They’re usually pretty safe)
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LOL. Great tips! And good luck finding them.
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Ha)))
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😊
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I love mushrooms too. Wish you great success, Beth!
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Thanks, Erika
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You are welcome, Beth 😊
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Happy morel hunting. I would love to engage in this hunt, but with the knowledge behind me so I don’t eat anything poisonous. This is like a treasure hunt with the added element of danger.
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You’re right
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Hahahahaha! That chart is perfect! Guess I shall continue buying mine in the store. I would love to go foraging for ‘shrooms, but only with one who is certified and knows which ones won’t kill me.
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One of my daughters is good at it and even grows some
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You are so lucky!
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The hunt is on…with that accurate quote in mind!
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Now you know exactly what to do-
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Beth, my Mom would harvest wild chanterelles on Washington state’s very wild Olympic Peninsula…as she was the Emergency Medical Technician for a large area over there, she routinely had to help with those who picked the wrong – and poisonous – mushroom…harvesting wild mushrooms is a joy and an art!
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Love chanterelles and yikes!
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After four college friends got their stomachs pumped over bad mushroom foraging decisions, I have left the picking to more reputable people. I do love mushrooms, though.
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I’m the same
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Love the morel of your story.
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Lots of fun-gi in this one )
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Argh…🤣
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Ha ha ha! I can’t find Waldo!
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Too bad )
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Ha!
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It is almost a science….
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Thanks for the chuckle!! Everyone has their own way to protect their secret place.
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that’s so true
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Have fun hunting. I’d definitely be the one on the ground, so I’ll stick to store bought.
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I’ll only go with my daughter who is indeed an expert
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Even better. Daughters and trips go together like ice cream and hot fudge. It will be fabulous.
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What a quote, and so true. I’ve often thought about people in forests finding mushrooms and eating them. Hmmm…
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it’s so important to be with someone who knows..
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Yes!
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Beth I love these mushrooms 🍄 i eat several times every week . But we don’t have these wild mushrooms. Anita
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I love them too
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I love mushrooms! Fun post!
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I wish I could forage 😭 most resources I see out there are American guides
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yes, it’s so important that you have a local guide
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Having lived in Austin for decades, only twice have we ever come across large colonies of morels—enough to gather several pounds of them. Yum yum.
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They are ahoy when you find them
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How interesting
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Okay, but don’t get squashed by a Sasquatch!
Hey, did you know mushrooms communicate through the mycelium?
They have a vocabulary of about 50 words.
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I am really fascinated by them and my daughter is teaching me about them –
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Delicious, all!
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love them
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Very cute.
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it cracked me up
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what I love is simply fried mushies with just a touch of salt, and maybe some herbs with it. Were invited, some time ago, by friends with whom we stayed (a paid bnb which has become like a 2nd, 3rd or 4th home-from-home) to freshly market-bought mushrooms and beautiful linguine from the Italian shop…. so remarkable, so simple, so perfect.
I often buy a bunch of whatever is fresh and grill them for my lunch. A heavenly simplicity.
I love that chart! Shall copy it and keep it – so very helpful!
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sounds delicious –
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also: what is a sasquatch den?
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hahaha – a Sasquatch is like a big foot, an elusive giant creature and legend -so..
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ta! 🙂
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