Some rain some heat yesterday and then more rain. Fine weather for mushrooms.
Went out to do chores this morning and under the cedars were some mushrooms I did not know. Came in and looked them up. They say they are one of the best flavor wild mushrooms. Will find out. Parasol mushroom.
http://mushroom-collecting.com/mushroomparasol.html
Then saw some others. These I know, we called them redtops when I was a kid. Member of the boletus family for sure, King Bolete I think. My personal favorite mushroom. Slice them up and fry in butter with a little salt. Scrumptious. They get bigger than this too but these will be wonderful. Note the collecting vessel? Says PTO on the front, this should add to the flavor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis
Then on the neighbors lawn was a small forest of what I know as field mushrooms. Got about four lbs. They are the wild ones of the same variety they grow in mushroom farms. I think they have more flavor and are certainly much more fun to find than to buy.
Fried eggs and mushrooms for supper I guess.
Mushroom day
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Farrier1987
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Mushroom day
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- Field mushrooms, small unopened, just emerged
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- Field mushrooms, the lot
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- Redtops. (boletus family)
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- Parasol mushroom
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Farrier1987. South of Chatham on Lake Erie. Chickens, goats, horse, garden, dog, cat. Worked all over the world. Know a little bit about a lot of things. No incubator, broody hens.
Re: Mushroom day
Oh my that looks wonderful, wish I knew what was what, too afraid to pick any on my own.
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