Beginning Farmers is Back, With Mushrooms
Those of you who are regular visitors to beginningfarmers.org have undoubtedly noticed that there has been a conspicuous lack of posts over the past few days.
There is a reason for this. Your administrator has just returned from his annual pilgrimage to northern Michigan in search of morel mushrooms.
And what a search it was! Dr. Kurt Lamour (Dept of Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee – Knoxville) and I spent two and a half days in the woods collecting these beauties, and it was a trip to remember.
Here are some pictures of our bounty:
Taylor Reid (BeginningFarmers Admin.) Happy with the First Day's Haul
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The Final Bounty (Minus Those Cooked on the Campfire Each Night)
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Well done! We used to pick a ton ourselves this time of year when we were still living in Michigan. Best I ever tasted, too, were over a campfire with fish caught less than two hours before. Good for you!
Now you’re talking! Fresh fish and morels… could it get any better? I suppose the only way to improve on that would be including the fresh asparagus that’s growing now too!
Our best meal was campfire cooked steaks (not the cheap ones); morels fried crispy in pure butter; a ‘chutney’ of caramelized onions, green tomatoes, and cantaloupe melon; and a nice red wine (in plastic cups – whoops…). Greatest supper I’ve had in a long time though.
WOW! So jealous! Going up the North Cascades near Seattle tomorrow. Hope I am lucky too. Will post any good bounty via @MissShroom on Twitter. Happy foraging my shroomin twiend!
Good luck with your hunt, and thanks for commenting here. Yes, please post any pictures of what you get, I’d love to see them. Mushroom ‘porn’ is my favorite kind.