This bird was watching me mushrooming this morning.

[Emile]

[Walleye]

1. Nice mushrooms, is the bird a raptor?

[Emile]

2. It's a bald eagle

[Walleye]

3. I thought so. Good job, we get one around here every once in a while.

[usonian]

4. I like a story with a morel to it.

[Emile]

5. LOL, good one!

[pattyloutwo]

6. So clever! 😊

[eppur_se_muova]

7. What dish(es) do you like to make w/morels ?

I bow to your morel superiority.

[Emile]

8. We usually slice them in half, soak in salt water overnight,

flour, and pan fried. We like them alongside scrambled eggs. My favorite though is with a good grilled steak.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Thanks, didn't know about the salt water thing. nt

[Emile]

13. Soaking morels in salt water is

done primarily to remove dirt, grit, and bugs (like slugs or ants) from their honeycomb crevices. The salt forces insects out.

[Easterncedar]

10. The most delicious mushroom!

That’s a beautiful haul. I am so envious.

How long did it take you to find them all?

[Emile]

11. I was out in the woods for around two and half hours. I found this

batch in two small areas. They were growing near black cherry trees.

[Easterncedar]

12. Great treasure hunt

Here in Maine my seriously dedicated mushrooming pal has never found any morels, but we have found some wonderful black trumpets, chanterelles, lobster mushrooms, oysters and hen of the woods. Last year’s drought made pickings very slim. I occasionally scout around some old orchards. I bought some fresh local morels serveral years ago, and it was a blissful experience.