Maitake season starts now!

Happy Hunting to those who like picking mushrooms! Old oaks - preferably decaying black oaks are your target areas.
 

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  1. Hen of the woods or do you call them chick of the woods! Yum! Did you know they freeze well?

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    1. This is Hen of the Woods, or Grifola Frondoza. They are freeze well and can be dried also. I love them sauteed in EVOO with garlic and shallots over pasta or sometimes add a bit of cream and make it into risotto.

      Chicken of the woods is bright orange on top and yellow on the bottom and grows on fallen trees or stumps - also called Sulfur Shelf.

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    2. I need to spend some time with you in the woods! Last year we gathered mushrooms for the first time, and we loved it.

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    3. I wish you lived close enough to go foraging, it's alway so much more fun to have a group foray.

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  2. I'll leave it to you. I don't trust myself to pick the right ones.

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    1. This is one that very distinctive in shape and apearance so not likely to get confused.

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  3. Congrats!! There has been absolutely no rain for the last several days here, I haven't gotten out foraging. We are expecting all day of rain tomorrow, so I'm crossing my fingers. It looks so beautiful and delicious!

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    1. We're also expecting rain tomorrow so I hope for good hunt next weekend.

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  4. Well, color me jealous! What a wonderfully successful foraging trip!

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    1. thank you, let's hope next week will be just as good.

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