Always carry a bag with you.

[mike692]

Went for my Sunday afternoon bike ride after church yesterday and happened across these along the side of the trail.




I rode to the end of that section of the trail and bummed a plastic bag off of a couple of nice folks that were pulling out of the parking lot. Ended up with 9 pint of canned, and three bags in the freezer. And I only picked half of them. Told a friend where to find them. He was goign back for the rest today. ;D

[Nutso]

Are those hen-of-the-wood mushrooms? If not, what are they??? The look really good!

I just love wild mushrooms. I have never been out gathering them only because I don't know enough...but I am learning more every year.

So how do you can them??

[rustytrap]

still cant get myself to pick any wild mushrooms with my luck i would pick the deadley ones

[razortrap]

Sept 15, 2008 20:06:22 GMT -5 rustytrap said:

still cant get myself to pick any wild mushrooms with my luck i would pick the deadley ones

i know nothing about them either,,

[Nutso]

Sept 15, 2008 20:06:22 GMT -5 rustytrap said:

still cant get myself to pick any wild mushrooms with my luck i would pick the deadley ones

The good news is that you only pick the deadly ones once!!! ;D

[mike692]

Those are chicken mushrooms Nutso. Also called the 'sulfur shelf'. I cleaned them, cut them into pieces, packed them into pint jars, and covered with boiling water. I processed them at 11 pounds for about an hour. The recipe called for 45 minutes, but that was for white button mushrooms so I increased the time a bit.