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#100 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 04, 2010, 08:54:48 am
Cheers! I'll try them tonight.
In the third picture the mushroom in the bottom left corner is different and have egg yolk yellow pores.
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#101 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 05, 2010, 08:39:20 am
Wintermute is right on the top two. The next lot down are Brown Birch Boletus
Leccinum scabrum
, a bit too squashy and tasteless to be worth eating. The bottom one is hard to tell from the pic and is way too old and spongy to eat anyway, possibly an aged bay boletus.
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#102 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 05, 2010, 09:22:03 pm
Cheers for the confirmation. The first two made a couple of fantastic omelettes. I'd thought the same for the third photo so chucked them. The last one had turned into a pile of slime by yesterday.
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#103 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 12, 2010, 10:35:38 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29465883@N07/5075974587/#
Edible Parasol?
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#104 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 12, 2010, 11:37:10 pm
Dunno, can't see it
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#105 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 13, 2010, 08:20:22 am
Yes, deffo an edible Parasol, though I couldn't say which of the two common types without a closer look.
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#106 Re: Mushrooms '08
April 10, 2011, 06:43:53 pm
Morel season is in full swing, and despite there being no rain in the north of France for the past week still managed to pick 1/2 kilo near Soissons. Sadly we ate them before I had the chance to take a photo. Fantastic omelette for 3 people.
Anyone picking these back in the U.K? Bastards to spot.
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#107 Re: Mushrooms '08
April 11, 2011, 08:49:19 am
I checked my usual spot last week. Bumper crop but some were a bit past their best, should have checked a week earlier. Dried the good ones for later use (usually I eat them fresh either in omelette, stuffed with brie and smoked ham or in a cream sauce on top of a steak). I totally love morels and am hoping to get out hunting for them again this week.
Also spotted some small and very early St George’s mushrooms last week.
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#108 Re: Mushrooms '08
July 24, 2012, 06:32:50 am
Judging by the amount of trumpet chanterelles currently residing in my fridge it seems the season has begun! Anyone else had any early success?
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#109 Re: Mushrooms '08
July 24, 2012, 08:25:07 am
Some small yellow chanterelles last week. Earlier in the year I got some chicken of the woods and horse mushrooms. There's definitely stuff about. Worth getting them now as they'll mostly disappear again if it stays dry for a few more days.
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#110 Re: Mushrooms '08
July 24, 2012, 08:45:29 am
Just picked a Kg of jumbo chanterelles in my secret spot in Ireland. Looking forward to
eating them with scrambled eggs for lunch.
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#111 Re: Mushrooms '08
July 24, 2012, 09:26:26 am
Little haul of the very un-PC named "Jew's Ear". Great dried and added to chineesy soups.
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#112 Re: Mushrooms '08
July 26, 2012, 11:57:41 am
Tried some jew's ears for the first time recently but couldn't get past the texture.... does drying them improve it at all?
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#113 Re: Mushrooms '08
July 26, 2012, 12:28:40 pm
The texture IS the appeal, they have precious little flavour. In the right context they are great (I think). Brilliant in crispy spring rolls.
They are bullet hard when dry and if re-hydrated become almost identical in texture to a fresh specimen.
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#114 Re: Mushrooms '08
July 26, 2012, 01:06:38 pm
Hmmm. Maybe i'll give it another go with a bit more forethought. To be fair i did just blanch them briefly and eat one on it's own to satisfy my curiosity, so perhaps not the best opportunity for them to excel.
If any Sheffieldians are interested (and as i was only there doing fieldwork so don't mind divulging a spot!) the aforementioned trumpet chanterelles were from the woods around the Moss brook just south of Mossborough. Floor was literally carpeted with them a few days ago. Also a ridiculously good place to get signal crayfish (assuming you have the relevant license of course).
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#115 Re: Mushrooms '08
May 12, 2013, 07:08:28 pm
A little present from the brother-in-law and very late, but this year's been a bit strange, the JPS packet is just for scale as is the glass of pastis. I'm saving them for a 'blanquette de veau'.
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#116 Re: Mushrooms '08
May 12, 2013, 07:31:58 pm
Very nice. I've still never found any M esculenta. The M elata patch came good again though, also quite late in the season. I put the lateness down to dryness and late cold conditions. Haven't seen any St George's yet mind.
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#117 Re: Mushrooms '08
May 12, 2013, 07:40:04 pm
What's the difference between the M esculentaan the M elata, I know that there are different colurs and normally these are considered the tastiest. These come from Soissons in the north east of France and It was brutally cold in April. St. Georges is something I've never searched for, any tips?
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#118 Re: Mushrooms '08
May 12, 2013, 07:54:12 pm
I haven't tasted esculenta so I couldn't say which is tastier, but elata are the best mushrooms I've tasted I reckon.
St George's are pretty common in the UK (not sure about france). Look for them late April through till the end of May, in unimproved grassland, parks and gardens. Often grow in rings. They have a distinct mealy/cucumbery smell. Very good eating. I like them best in cream sauces. They are one of the safest mushrooms to ID/eat as there are virtually no other large mushrooms out in this habitat at this time of year.
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#119 Re: Mushrooms '08
May 12, 2013, 09:57:25 pm
Cheers,I'll keep my eye out.
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#120 Re: Mushrooms '08
May 13, 2013, 07:12:21 am
I've always been a bit dissapointed with morels..... maybe it's just my lack of culinary skill not doing them justice?.
On the bright side though, found a humble puffball yesterday. Psyched to find a good patch of giant ones in the near future.
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#121 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 02, 2013, 05:06:32 pm
Cottage we stayed in last week had dozens of inky caps growing in the garden, I'm too much of a wimp and didn't eat any though. For future reference is there any dangerous ones they can be confused with?
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#122 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 02, 2013, 05:44:35 pm
They are good for adding flavour to soup, if I remember correctly there is something that looks similiar that reacts badly with alcohol....
Usual disclaimer:- Check with an expert before eating.
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#123 Re: Mushrooms '08
October 02, 2013, 07:32:49 pm
Common Inkcaps should not be eaten with alcohol. Shaggy Inkcaps (actually much more common than Common Inkcaps) on the other hand are fine to eat with booze.
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#124 Re: Mushrooms '13
October 02, 2013, 08:31:28 pm
Had a great haul of shaggy inkcaps, ceps, hedgehog fungus and a few chanterelles at the weekend that made a lovely linguine with mixed mushrooms in a white wine sauce. one of the best meals I've had in a long while.
Shaggy inkcaps are indeed delicious and one of my faves. Fortunately they are common and tend to grow in large numbers, you just need to cook them before they deliquesce. Often found in recently turned ground and roadsides.
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