Tominator Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Thanks to Hoosier Hunter for the headsup, I decided to take a walk out behind school today to try my luck at our morel patch. I froze my hands off in the cold rain, sleet and snow, but it was worth it. First thing I found was the old shed antler, right next to it was a morel. After about a half hour of walking around picking up the mushrooms, I found another antler. I'm not quite sure if this is a matched set, I don't think it is. The older one was out there 2 years probably, while the other one looks like it was last year's shed. The older one is slightly bigger too. Tough to tell. Thought about leaving the little guys, but didn't know if the freeze we will get tonight would ruin them, so I picked them. Brought the mushrooms home, cleaned them up and called my buddy Ohiobucks to see if he wanted to share in the bounty. Unfortunately, he had other plans. Darn, guess I had to eat them all by myself. Cut them in half, sautee'd them in some olive oil, garlic and onion. reduced them, added some KJ Chardonnay and some heavy cream, and Oh My Lord----good. Poured that over some garlic/sourcream mashed taters and chicken. Meal fit for a king. Headed back out tomorrow with my buddy. His mom is in town, loves mushrooms, but has never had a morel. I'm on a mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Great now I'm drooling .... :( Great find indeed .... and YES a very productive walk .. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doe-ee Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Those morels look so good. They're very hard to find around here. The only time I've had any were at a restaurant and I believe they came from Washington state. Best mushrooms ever! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Very cool Chris. Thanks for the offer, would have loved to taken you up on it. Too much going on these days it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Very cool Chris. Thanks for the offer, would have loved to taken you up on it. Too much going on these days it seems. It's early. We'll get more. Maybe you can cut out of work early and join us someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 It's early. We'll get more. Maybe you can cut out of work early and join us someday. I'm up for that. I'm going to wait for it to quit snowing first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 I can't believe you guys are find mushrooms already.... I can't wait to start looking and eating them....:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTPROFamily Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Great find, but where we live we fry them!! We cut them in half soak them in salt water overnight and rinse them several times to get out all of the dirt and bugs then we make a batter of milk,egg and flour, dip them and put them in a skillet of hot oil. Keep turning them until golden brown all over, about 3 min. each side. Drain on a paper towel, sprinkle a little salt and UMMMMM!!!! It is a little later for us, our morel time is on tax day April 15! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Great find, but where we live we fry them!! We cut them in half soak them in salt water overnight and rinse them several times to get out all of the dirt and bugs then we make a batter of milk,egg and flour, dip them and put them in a skillet of hot oil. Keep turning them until golden brown all over, about 3 min. each side. Drain on a paper towel, sprinkle a little salt and UMMMMM!!!! yep yep...thats the way we do it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Great find, but where we live we fry them!! We cut them in half soak them in salt water overnight and rinse them several times to get out all of the dirt and bugs then we make a batter of milk,egg and flour, dip them and put them in a skillet of hot oil. Keep turning them until golden brown all over, about 3 min. each side. Drain on a paper towel, sprinkle a little salt and UMMMMM!!!! It is a little later for us, our morel time is on tax day April 15! Yep, have done them that way too, but, trust me, try them the way I described. Plus, if you soak them, it leaches out a lot of the woody flavor; which is cool if you don't like the strong "earthy" flavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Nice find Bart. Are they good in Chili ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Great find, but where we live we fry them!! We cut them in half soak them in salt water overnight and rinse them several times to get out all of the dirt and bugs then we make a batter of milk,egg and flour, dip them and put them in a skillet of hot oil. Keep turning them until golden brown all over, about 3 min. each side. Drain on a paper towel, sprinkle a little salt and UMMMMM!!!! It is a little later for us, our morel time is on tax day April 15! Same here, usually we start finding morels, weather pending on about April 18th or so. Can't wait for them to start popping up here if the weather will straighten out. We didn't find many last year because we had a such a crappy spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Nice find Bart. Are they good in Chili ? Shed antlers in chili? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Nice bounty there Chris... Good finds. Enjoy the Morels and good luck finding some for your friends Mom:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Looks great! I have never had a "BAD" Morel mushroom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Nice Find Chris!!! Bet they tasted great...a little like treebark and fresh earth wafer mixed together:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Shed antlers in chili? :D:p:p Smarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 good finds... I might head out tonight and check out a couple spots... have never found any this early around here but it might be worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Nice work Chris!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 :D:p:p Smarty LOL Honestly, I've never heard of mushrooms in chili, I guess it would be OK. Recipes that feature a mushroom is where these babies shine. Sautee'd or fried would be my choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 good find, chris. i sure miss my morels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Congrats on the finds Chris. Never been a fan of mushrooms here. We get some people on our neighbor in his woods just about every year who come to harvest morels. Pretty sure I could find plenty of them in the woods over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Hunter Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Nice finds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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