Storing Morels...best way?

[SamPAtrapper]

I picked a BOAT LOAD of Morels today after school and was wondering what is the best way to store/preserve them. Because I would deffinetly like to have some at least till june/july.
Thanks!
;D

[Admin]

Can you can these things? I buy canned mushrooms in the store. Anybody ever done this?

[patricimo54]

To my knowledge we don't have many edible mushroom in my part of the world, but I've sure seen a lot of dried srooms in various food stores. Is dehydration an option for you or would that be border line blasphemy for morels?

[acewoodsman]

we dehydrate ours an then freeze them ,,when u want to eat them just put them in some water an they plump right back up ;D

[SamPAtrapper]

How long in the dehydrator and whats the prep like? Just cut in half or whole?

[samdog]

we let ours dry in a mesh bag or on the windowsill and then bag em. We have tried freezin em, but we find they get too mushy for our liking.

[bison876]

I know that your asking how to keep them. Sometimes it helps to know how not to. I'm not good at seeing them but I got lucky a few years ago and found more than I could carry in my hat and pockets. We tried to freeze them. We put them in freezer bags filled with water and let the freezer go to work. A month later or so I was going to cook them and they were soggy and not any good. A old man that has picked them for years said I would have been better off to freeze them on a cookie sheet or rack.

There is a saying :
A dumb man does not learn from his mistakes;
A smart man learns for his mistakes;
And a wise man learns from other's mistakes.

be wise and learn from mine.

[SamPAtrapper]

I got mine popped into the dehydrator at 8:00 so they should be done tomorrow morning around 7-8.
Can't wait!
;D

[cam]

Hey Patricimo54..

Do you find many morels down in your area? I've found them down around the Texoma area, but mostly in the blackjack oak thickets...and even more if its been burned in the past year.

[patricimo54]

I am about 90 miles southwest of Gainesville. It is a little more arid in my neck of the woods. I haven't come across any to my knowledge, but now armed with this new knowledge, the blackjack thickets, there may be hope for me yet. Karma to ya cam for the in site.

[cam]

Hope ya find some! I managed to find a few back around the very end of March, but its been so dry (until this week) that I haven't had much luck finding any.