Yay! Oyster mushrooms are out!

[indaswamp]

It has been unseasonably warm. And that brings fog...lots of fog. And that makes the mushrooms pop! These were in my Uncle's yard this morning... time to make a trip to the river and get more!

 

[indaswamp]

I'm thinking mushroom and swiss burgers....

 

[gmc2003]

I hate MUSHROOMS!!!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I'm thinking mushroom and swiss burgers....

That would be great. I'm just not confident enough to harvest wild mushrooms. I was just down at the hunt club this past week and saw mushrooms, but not sure if they're edible...

 

[mr_whipple]

That would be great. I'm just not confident enough to harvest wild mushrooms. I was just down at the hunt club this past week and saw mushrooms, but not sure if they're edible...

I'm with you. The only one I know for sure is the lions mane, as I don't think there's one you could mistake for it. I love mushrooms so it's tough for me. I spend a ton of time metal detecting in the woods and I see soooo many mushrooms. I just don't need another hobby that could possibly kill me.

 

[indaswamp]

good thing about oyster mushrooms, they are easy to identify. and there are no poisonous look alikes. It's the first mushroom I started gathering years ago when my Uncle showed me how to find them.

 

[in. pred]

you lucky dog you!!!!! i get most of mine along the river also. easy to see and cover ground/water. you can really get a bounty at times!!!

if you keep getting them try this. saute a handful in a skillet with some butter. when browned a lil add a splash of chicken broth and simmer it down(this extracts more flavor) until you have enough liquid to add to scrambled eggs. let that liquid cool a bit then do just that. mix up scrambled eggs with it and cook it in the pan with the mushrooms. it makes the egg take on the mushroom flavor! and the omelet option is done same way. this will make a true gourmet western omelet! i like to add onion n garlic powder along with salt n pepper for these egg dishes.


they are great tossed in the bag of stirfry veggies from wallyworld to!!!

or add them into a couple cans of cream mushroom soup. ti kick it up for lunch.
which brings to mind mushroom muffins. these dont last long after bringing them out at a party. sleeve of unsalted crackers, egg, a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup and your pre sauteed wild oysters chunked up. crush crackers and mix it all together. plop in buttered muffin tin and bake. can also cook as cakes in skillet, but you need the consistency just rite.

 

[in. pred]

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I hate MUSHROOMS!!!

lol that maybe in taste. you should read up on how science is using them to cure these days!!! it is simply amazing what they are finding.


just 1 example: hippy "tripin shrooms" are being used, in micro doses, to treat Alzheimer's!!! and other shrooms hold cancer battling compounds! lots lots more too!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I hate MUSHROOMS!!!

Our nephew and son-in-law both hate them, but it's a texture thing, not taste. They know that they'll have to pick them out when they eat here...