Salvage the Summer Mushrooms?

[Ffer]

The coral ( staghorn, elkhorn,)  in the 4th pic are definitely edible. Usually found them a little later in the year. Good find.

[Johnsfolly]

Ffer - I have heard that the chorals are edible, but have never tried them. Usually they are dry like twigs when I find. them. Have you had them and are they worth trying.

Gavin - Those white ones are definitely Amanitas. Probably the best examples that I have ever seen with the intact veil. So I took their picture.

[MOPanfisher]

Friend had found some chanterelle, sautéed they up and they was delicious.  We usually see corals more in the later summer to fall it seems like, but have eaten them too, not bad.

[Johnsfolly]

Eureka!!! Thar is gold in thar hills!!

Was going out looking for chanterelles and small furry guys on some forest land. This was an area that I found a bunch of old chants last year. I turned the corner and found the following.

I realized that I was undergunned to adequately take care of this sign. Had to call in backup. So reluctantly Follysbeterhalf came to help out.

With knives and basket in hand we got down to business. I have never found chants in this abundance before. so I'm pretty excited. Many of these guys were fairly large.

With the large number of mushrooms, we left a lot of the small ones to try to keep this site active this year and hopefully into the next year and beyond. Pretty happy with our collection.

 

Hope others are finding some shrooms this year.

[BilletHead]

   Wowzer!

Attaboy John and John's better half. Still not much popping here, just a few. Get them while the getting is good buddy,

BilletHead 

[Johnsfolly]

Thanks BH and good luck to you and your better half.

[MOPanfisher]

Found these Bolete growing in my front yard yesterday.  Didn't take a pic of he underside but it looks like sponge instead of gills.  Told my friend that likes them so much to come and get them.

[BilletHead]

    Don't eat any red pored or blue staining ones from Missouri. Flip one over and bruise it with a swipe of your finger and tell me what color it turns to,

BilletHead

[Ffer]

Found lots of chanterelles this morning (Wright City area) Many more just popping up. Next days should be fantastic.

[MOPanfisher]

Gave my friend a sack full of the boletes, he was tickled.  I manned up and picked a couple more of them, sliced thin and sautéed in butter, holy crap they were good.  Had a decent chew and flavor was fabulous, hoping the rain and heat bring up some more.