Anyone Finding Morels Yet?

[ness]

Glad I read this. I walked out of my office in Tulsa and through some trees and found a few during break time. Is there a better time of day to go hunting?

I have never eaten morels that I have picked. Is there any chance of me picking something I should not eat if it looks similar to what I have seen in these photos?

Anyone have any favorite recipes they would like to share?

The best time of the day is whenever you can go

Those are the real thing, and there are variations of them that have the same conical shape, hollow stem, and pits -- but different colors -- black, gray, yellow. Another type called a half-free morel that has similar pitting, but the cap doesn't come down as far and isn't connected to the stem at the bottom -- they're sposta be pretty good though I've never had any. The false morels, or reds, look very different. Some folks eat them, but there's plenty of folks that get pretty sick from them. I don't know why anyone would take the chance. MDC has a pretty good primer on mushrooms here.

I like to simply saute them in an oil/butter mixture with salt and pepper. Once they're done, drop a little more butter in the pan to melt, then pour the the whole thing over a good piece of toasted bread. They are excellent breaded and fried too. In my opinion, simpler is better. I see some recipes that have so much other stuff going on that the morel is lost. They're too delicious and rare to do that to them.

[ColdWaterFshr]

Good post. I'm not having as much luck as others. In fact, I'm finding a real shortage of morels these days. And ethix too.

[Bird Watcher]

In my opinion, simpler is better. I see some recipes that have so much other stuff going on that the morel is lost. They're too delicious and rare to do that to them.

I couldn't agree more. In recent years, I don't even like them breaded and fried because then all I taste is fried breading. I like to tase the morel.

[ness]

Good post. I'm not having as much luck as others. In fact, I'm finding a real shortage of morels these days. And ethix too.

Taxes?

[ColdWaterFshr]

Taxes?

Taxes have never been a problem. I just raise my arm and gave a yell, "hey cabby", and one is usually right there.

[Bill B.]

Try simmering a skilletful in butter, with no breading. When they are done, pile them on top of a thick ribeye steak.

[jdmidwest]

I was too busy last night preparing my offering for the other 47 percent to post my paltry offering. I did manage to get out yesterday and look around at 2 of my spots. Stepped out of the runner and it was 44 degrees and sleeting. Geared up with the muck boots, goretex pants, waterproof fleece, and gortex boonie and trudged out into the wild. Looked for about an hour and a half and come up with one waterlogged, windburnt one. At least I am finally on the board for the season.

Really wanted to get out this weekend, but with youth season, mornings were out of the question. By evening after working in the garden, on the duck boat trailer, bees, and yard, I was too pooped to stomp the woods.

[DChance]

found my first of the season tonight. small and only one, but found one. should be good this weekend and into next week around phelps co

[Gavin]

Looked today. Nothing yet in my two early spots, and no stumps either.

[duckydoty]

I found a few yesterday after fishing. Got to take my grand daughter and son-in-law on their first ever mushroom hunt.