These mushrooms looked better than they tasted: I was happy to spot these mushrooms growing my yard. I photographed these two and made sure that they were not poisonous. I then picked...

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These mushrooms looked better than they tasted.

Sep 21, 2018 18:56:48 #

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

I was happy to spot these mushrooms growing my yard. I photographed these two and made sure that they were not poisonous. I then picked and cooked them. Big disappointment! They had no texture when cooked "mushy" and zero taste. The good news is that it was few days ago and I'm still alive.

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Sep 21, 2018 19:19:06 #

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Good photo, poor food!

Sep 21, 2018 19:19:37 #

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

You are braver than I! Morels are tje only eild ones I eat because they are so easy to identify.

Sep 21, 2018 19:55:46 #

dreamon

You're supposed to know which shrooms TO pick! Sounds like you were unsure on these ones. Back away slowly... that's my advice.

Sep 21, 2018 20:02:08 #

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

BlueMorel wrote:

You are braver than I! Morels are tje only eild ones I eat because they are so easy to identify.

I moved from Northern Virginia to South West Pennsylvania a few years ago. I found a good place near the Application Trail in VA that had tons of Morels. I hear stories how people pick buckets full of morels. They keep the locations secret. I have not found one since I moved to PA.

BTW, the way I discovered where to pick them in VA is that one day when I was hiking the AT I spotted two old man with burlap bags that were stuffed full. I called out to them and asked if they were having luck finding morels. They answered no "We have not found any." It was an obvious lie.

I pulled out my hiker's GPS and entered a waymark and named it "morels." I returned after the next heavy rain and found plenty.

I wish some old timer in PA would clue me in.

Sep 21, 2018 20:15:46 #

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

dreamon wrote:

You're supposed to know which shrooms TO pick! Sounds like you were unsure on these ones. Back away slowly... that's my advice.

It had a slight resemblance to the parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera or Lepiota procera), which are very good. But I knew it was not. I think it was a straw mushroom. I did many tests to identify it as non-poisonous before I tested it on the cat. That does not mean it will taste good.

Sep 21, 2018 20:31:20 #