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Jam Lady



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 13 10:18 pm    Post subject: Wonderful Mushroom Finding Day Reply with quote
    

The 2.6 inches of rain we got on Sunday must have worked its mushroom magic. I caught a glimpse of something egg yolk yellow off the side of the driveway this afternoon. And at this time of year that means chanterelles!



I got my Opinel mushroom knife, 2 small brown paper bags - and came scrambling back up the slope with 1 pound, 10.25 ounces of prime chanterelles. More on the way too.



Happy, happy.

sean
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 13 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nice. I do like a chanterelle or two.

Shan



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 8:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Fab!

I have never been lucky enough to find them.

jamanda
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have a spot, but I think its a bit early for them over here.

Treacodactyl
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

They were appearing round here a month or so ago, just too small to pick as we hadn't had any rain. Things should improve now after we've had a few showers.

Northern Boy



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Fabulous - lucky you to have chanterelles growing on the driveway!

Jam Lady



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It does make life simple to have them growing so close to home.

For dinner we had salmon with my go-to marinade of brown sugar, mustard, soy sauce and sherry; some mashed potatoes (blue fingerlings, gave a unique color) and the chanterelles sauteed together with shallots and some thyme. Yummy!

bubble



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 2:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

chanterelles today in Bucks[yum yum]

thingamajig



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

bubble wrote:
chanterelles today in Bucks[yum yum]


They're just starting to pop up then.I am planning a nosey at the weekend and your pic has given me hope.
Was there much else about or do you think this is the very start?
I think with the recent rain its looking hopeful and it should be even better by the weekend.

jamanda
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Not a sausage here yet. But we haven't really had any rain either. I had to water when I put some seeds in yesterday as the earth is still dusty dry.

bubble



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 13 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

this is the second flush,we had a flush 5-6 weeks ago,but the heatwave put a stop until now.

bulworthy project



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 13 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nothing here yet.

Jam Lady



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 13 4:13 pm    Post subject: Oyster Mushrooms Today! Reply with quote
    

I picked all the oyster mushrooms off the two trees that I could easily reach from the ground, and without falling down the embankment. More than we can eat fresh, so will saute and freeze the excess.

More rain yesterday, another .70 inches. This morning I expectantly went to the area off the driveway where I got the previous haul of chanterelles and there is nothing! Not even the manky ones I didn't pick. My go-to villain for anything eaten are deer. Anyone know if deer eat mushrooms. No matter, I'll blame them anyhow.

Off to clean and saute mushrooms.

Duane Dibbley



Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 03, 13 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nothing here yet either

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 05, 13 11:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Oyster Mushrooms Today! Reply with quote
    

Jam Lady wrote:
I picked all the oyster mushrooms off the two trees that I could easily reach from the ground, and without falling down the embankment. More than we can eat fresh, so will saute and freeze the excess.

More rain yesterday, another .70 inches. This morning I expectantly went to the area off the driveway where I got the previous haul of chanterelles and there is nothing! Not even the manky ones I didn't pick. My go-to villain for anything eaten are deer. Anyone know if deer eat mushrooms. No matter, I'll blame them anyhow.

Off to clean and saute mushrooms.


squirrels love shrooms,more likely the fluffy ones rather than deer
however shrooms make good stuffing for squirrels

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