Fall mushroom hunting is not walking through the woods carefully scanning the forest floor in search of small mushrooms. It is a search for big wood-eating fungus: Chickens, Hens, and Cauliflowers. The most beautiful of these fall delicacies is probably the Chicken of the Woods, Laetiporus s. (also referred to as Sulphur Shelf). They are usually... Continue Reading →
Cauliflower Mushrooms, Sparassis, are beautiful, unique and easily identified wild mushrooms. From a distance they look a bit like cauliflower, hence the name. But, they could also be likened to brains, coral or clumps of ruffled egg noodles . The later of which is by far the more delicious sounding comparison. So, let's choose to think of... Continue Reading →
"Dinner" is a bit of an exaggeration. More like chickweed side salad to go with a dinner that I had hoped would include fresh Morels. It was my first time picking or eating chickweed so it is still fun and exciting enough for me to write about. I have always wanted to learn more about... Continue Reading →
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