The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."

Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???

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Best
Greg

On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
> wrote:

> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>
> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>
I'll hunt for mine at Costco.


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On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
> > wrote:
>
>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>>
>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>>
> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>
>


I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.

On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> wrote:

>On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>>>
>>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>>>
>> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>>
>>
>
>
>I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.

I think it is too early and cold here.
Janet US

On 2017-04-09 10:33 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> > wrote:
>
>> On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>>>>
>>>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>>>>
>>> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.
>
> I think it is too early and cold here.

My father grew up in a very small town, and just about every spring we
would go for a drive, about 40 miles, to hunt for morels. He always said
he knew where to find them. I don't know how many times we went
searching for them, but we never did find them, and I have still not
tasted a morel.

On 4/10/2017 6:02 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-04-09 10:33 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>>>>>
>>>> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.
>>
>> I think it is too early and cold here.
>
> My father grew up in a very small town, and just about every spring we
> would go for a drive, about 40 miles, to hunt for morels. He always said
> he knew where to find them. I don't know how many times we went
> searching for them, but we never did find them, and I have still not
> tasted a morel.
>
>
>

Surely there is a moral to that story!

Janet B. wrote:

> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> > wrote:
>
> >On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
> >> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
> >>>
> >>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
> >>>
> >> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.
>
> I think it is too early and cold here.


I think it needs to be warm and humid/rainy for several weeks before morels "pop", here in the Midwest that is usually sometime in early May...

Where I grew up they were somewhat considered "poor food", something you'd forage for. Now, morels are gourmand's delight, very pricey wherever you can find them.



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Best
Greg

On 2017-04-10 9:14 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 4/10/2017 6:02 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-04-09 10:33 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on
>>>>>> Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive
>>>>>> fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got
>>>>>> lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.
>>>
>>> I think it is too early and cold here.
>>
>> My father grew up in a very small town, and just about every spring we
>> would go for a drive, about 40 miles, to hunt for morels. He always said
>> he knew where to find them. I don't know how many times we went
>> searching for them, but we never did find them, and I have still not
>> tasted a morel.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Surely there is a moral to that story!

Dad was a fun guy.

On 4/10/2017 6:41 AM, The Greatest! wrote:
> Janet B. wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>>>>>
>>>> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.
>>
>> I think it is too early and cold here.
>
>
> I think it needs to be warm and humid/rainy for several weeks before morels "pop", here in the Midwest that is usually sometime in early May...
>
> Where I grew up they were somewhat considered "poor food", something you'd forage for. Now, morels are gourmand's delight, very pricey wherever you can find them.
>
>
>

lots of items are like that.

Kale

oxtails

chicken wings

polenta

salmon


etc.

On 2017-04-10 9:52 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 4/10/2017 6:41 AM, The Greatest! wrote:
>> Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on
>>>>>> Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive
>>>>>> fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got
>>>>>> lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.
>>>
>>> I think it is too early and cold here.
>>
>>
>> I think it needs to be warm and humid/rainy for several weeks before
>> morels "pop", here in the Midwest that is usually sometime in early
>> May...
>>
>> Where I grew up they were somewhat considered "poor food", something
>> you'd forage for. Now, morels are gourmand's delight, very pricey
>> wherever you can find them.
>>
>>
>>
>
> lots of items are like that.
>
> Kale
>
> oxtails
>
> chicken wings
>
> polenta
>
> salmon
>

Is polenta expensive? I know it is if you have it in an expensive
restaurant. Lving in the middle of the continent, salmon used to be
very expensive. It is one thing that has gone down in price. It is less
per pound now than it was 20 years ago.

On 4/10/2017 7:10 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-04-10 9:52 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 4/10/2017 6:41 AM, The Greatest! wrote:
>>> Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on
>>>>>>> Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive
>>>>>>> fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got
>>>>>>> lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.
>>>>
>>>> I think it is too early and cold here.
>>>
>>>
>>> I think it needs to be warm and humid/rainy for several weeks before
>>> morels "pop", here in the Midwest that is usually sometime in early
>>> May...
>>>
>>> Where I grew up they were somewhat considered "poor food", something
>>> you'd forage for. Now, morels are gourmand's delight, very pricey
>>> wherever you can find them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> lots of items are like that.
>>
>> Kale
>>
>> oxtails
>>
>> chicken wings
>>
>> polenta
>>
>> salmon
>>
>
> Is polenta expensive? I know it is if you have it in an expensive
> restaurant. Lving in the middle of the continent, salmon used to be
> very expensive. It is one thing that has gone down in price. It is less
> per pound now than it was 20 years ago.
>
>
>

fancier restaurants give you a teaspoon of polenta as if it is pure gold.

Many years ago, when workers were fed meals as part of their deal, there
were stories of revolts and contract clauses limiting how much salmon
they could be fed - it was so cheap back then. But that goes way back.

On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 06:41:03 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
> wrote:

>Janet B. wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 17:00:28 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On 4/9/2017 4:13 PM, sf wrote:
>> >> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> The Spring hunt for morel mushrooms, or as a pal posted on Facebook, "An Easter Egg hunt for adults..."
>> >>>
>> >>> Anyone planning on "going mushrooming" for these elusive fungi...when I was a kid peeps would go out searching - some got lucky, more came back empty - handed...and you...???
>> >>>
>> >> I'll hunt for mine at Costco.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >I get mine at the end of Aesop's fables.
>>
>> I think it is too early and cold here.
>
>
>I think it needs to be warm and humid/rainy for several weeks before morels "pop", here in the Midwest that is usually sometime in early May...
>
>Where I grew up they were somewhat considered "poor food", something you'd forage for. Now, morels are gourmand's delight, very pricey wherever you can find them.


file:///C:/Users/janbo/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/D5D2ZEY6/fs90-1366989400-96537.pdf
our mountains are still getting snow. Washington and Oregon are
getting hammered with rain. Mammoth mountain ski area in California
has had 47 feet of snow this season. I think the season for the
Pacific Northwest morel is going to be late this year.
Janet US

On 2017-04-10 10:31 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:

>> Is polenta expensive? I know it is if you have it in an expensive
>> restaurant. Lving in the middle of the continent, salmon used to be
>> very expensive. It is one thing that has gone down in price. It is less
>> per pound now than it was 20 years ago.
>>
>>
>>
>
> fancier restaurants give you a teaspoon of polenta as if it is pure gold.

I had herbed polenta in a local winery restaurant. I don't remember how
much I paid for that dish, but I do remember the price of vegetable soup
the last time I was there, and that was more than 15 years ago.....
$13.95. I don't know what the hell you can put into vegetable soup that
would make it worth $14.



> Many years ago, when workers were fed meals as part of their deal, there
> were stories of revolts and contract clauses limiting how much salmon
> they could be fed - it was so cheap back then. But that goes way back.

I recall hearing about that about workers out in BC. It was abundant and
cheap out there at the time. It sure wasn't cheap around here. I
remember splurging on a couple salmon steaks at a fish store about $20
ago and it was close to $20 /lb. It is usually about 1/3 that price now.

On Monday, April 10, 2017 at 12:20:22 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-04-10 10:31 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
> >> Is polenta expensive? I know it is if you have it in an expensive
> >> restaurant. Lving in the middle of the continent, salmon used to be
> >> very expensive. It is one thing that has gone down in price. It is less
> >> per pound now than it was 20 years ago.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > fancier restaurants give you a teaspoon of polenta as if it is pure gold.
>
> I had herbed polenta in a local winery restaurant. I don't remember how
> much I paid for that dish, but I do remember the price of vegetable soup
> the last time I was there, and that was more than 15 years ago.....
> $13.95. I don't know what the hell you can put into vegetable soup that
> would make it worth $14.

Restaurant prices have relatively little to do with
the cost of the ingredients:

<http://www.seriouseats.com/2016/03/m...rian-meat.html >

Cindy Hamilton

On 2017-04-10 1:02 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, April 10, 2017 at 12:20:22 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-04-10 10:31 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>
>>>> Is polenta expensive? I know it is if you have it in an expensive
>>>> restaurant. Lving in the middle of the continent, salmon used to be
>>>> very expensive. It is one thing that has gone down in price. It is less
>>>> per pound now than it was 20 years ago.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> fancier restaurants give you a teaspoon of polenta as if it is pure gold.
>>
>> I had herbed polenta in a local winery restaurant. I don't remember how
>> much I paid for that dish, but I do remember the price of vegetable soup
>> the last time I was there, and that was more than 15 years ago.....
>> $13.95. I don't know what the hell you can put into vegetable soup that
>> would make it worth $14.
>
> Restaurant prices have relatively little to do with
> the cost of the ingredients:
>
> <http://www.seriouseats.com/2016/03/m...rian-meat.html >
>


I realized that there are a lot of other costs, but they definitely
charge more for more expensive foods. Filets, Porterhouse, lobster etc,
all tend to be a lot more than other meats. Labour is a factor but....
polenta? Sure, it takes some stirring, but the ingredients are cheap,
they swell a lot when they cook, and you can cook a lot of it in one
pot. FWIW, the herbed polenta that I had with my meal at that winery
restaurant had been sliced and then heated up in a pan. That tells me
that it was was not freshly made. They had likely made up a big pot of
it and then put it into a pan to cool and then sliced to be re-cooked
later.

On 4/10/2017 8:31 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 08:43:18 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 06:41:03 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Where I grew up they were somewhat considered "poor food",
>>> something you'd forage for. Now, morels are gourmand's delight,
>>> very pricey wherever you can find them.
>>
>> file:///C:/Users/janbo/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/D5D2ZEY6/fs90-1366989400-96537.pdf
>
> Can we get your password with that, janbo? ;-)
>
> Perhaps you meant:
>
> http://is0.gaslightmedia.com/benzie/...9400-96537.pdf
>
> -sw
>


They forgot to tell you to bring automatic weapons and plenty of ammo,
just in case you stumble upon a grow operation.

They are seldom, if ever, for sale here...most finders are keepers, or they give extras
to friends and family.

One needs a wooded acreage, preferably with some dead and fallen elm trees, very
hot days preceded by rain. There are only a few days or maybe a week each spring
when they are found around here (SE Iowa).

N.

Nancy2 wrote:

> They are seldom, if ever, for sale here...most finders are keepers, or they give extras
> to friends and family.
>
> One needs a wooded acreage, preferably with some dead and fallen elm trees, very
> hot days preceded by rain. There are only a few days or maybe a week each spring
> when they are found around here (SE Iowa).


Yes, I grew up right by you, and the morel - foraging "window" is very short...


--
Best
Greg

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:27:22 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
> wrote:

> Nancy2 wrote:
>
>> They are seldom, if ever, for sale here...most finders are keepers, or they give extras
>> to friends and family.
>>
>> One needs a wooded acreage, preferably with some dead and fallen elm trees, very
>> hot days preceded by rain. There are only a few days or maybe a week each spring
>> when they are found around here (SE Iowa).
>
>
>Yes, I grew up right by you, and the morel - foraging "window" is very short...

I spot many 'shrooms here but no morels, mostly poisonus or iffy so I
don't take a chance... only edibles I find are giant puffballs but
they don't look like anything I'd want to eat. It's best to be very
careful with wild mushrooms as many that are very poisonous mimic the
edibles... even the so-called experts don't know with certainty...
there are plenty of self proclaimed wild mushroom experts
(mycologists) who are no longer with us to testify. I come across
many wild mushrooms here but all I do is photograph them and then mow
them. I have a lot of pictures of wild 'shooms I've found here, many
I've already posted here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom_hunting

On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 3:57:20 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:27:22 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
> > wrote:
>
> > Nancy2 wrote:
> >
> >> They are seldom, if ever, for sale here...most finders are keepers, or they give extras
> >> to friends and family.
> >>
> >> One needs a wooded acreage, preferably with some dead and fallen elm trees, very
> >> hot days preceded by rain. There are only a few days or maybe a week each spring
> >> when they are found around here (SE Iowa).
> >
> >
> >Yes, I grew up right by you, and the morel - foraging "window" is very short...
>
> I spot many 'shrooms here but no morels, mostly poisonus or iffy so I
> don't take a chance... only edibles I find are giant puffballs but
> they don't look like anything I'd want to eat. It's best to be very
> careful with wild mushrooms as many that are very poisonous mimic the
> edibles... even the so-called experts don't know with certainty...
> there are plenty of self proclaimed wild mushroom experts
> (mycologists) who are no longer with us to testify. I come across
> many wild mushrooms here but all I do is photograph them and then mow
> them. I have a lot of pictures of wild 'shooms I've found here, many
> I've already posted here.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom_hunting

Well Sheldon I guess you know you can eat any mushroom once!

John Kuthe...