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Mushrooms (the fungi) and related activities.
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Dry and dusty...
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Went into the nearest part of the National Forest today (Sunday) to check things out. Much vehicle traffic racing back and forth on the forest gravel road raising holy hell amounts of dust. Found out the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club is running their Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run. See: [link] .... more »
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Found
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8th April, three fine specimens of (almost certainly) Agaricus bitorquis. The weather this year is confusing them, I think - just as last year's did.
Last year - less rain than the Sahara. This year, summer temperatures in early March...
-- Old Nick
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ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT TODAY
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This has been the kind of weather we've had for the last couple weeks; no precipitation, low humidity, low fuel moisture, strong breezes and wind gusts... RED FLAG warnings have been posted for several days. The air around our home is hazy, with the acrid smell of smoke.
Several forest fires have broken out in our immediate region, most are... more »
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Today's breakfast 4/6/12
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Hickory smoked morels and Portuguese toasted bread. Morels were marinated overnight in olive oil, fresh basil, minced garlic and kosher salt. Fresh, dried, shaved hickory was used for smoke. Olive oil was dribbled over toast. Breakfast was vegetarian, a bonus since today is Good Friday (no meat). Mushrooms attained a very surprising and... more »
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Today's breakfast 4/5/12
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Smoked crimini mushrooms and salted herring melted into Swiss cheese on Portuguese bread. Store-bought crimini mushrooms were smoked using wild grapevine. But, I kinda overdid it, to the point of over smoking. They're strong, so best tempered with some bread and cheese. Needless to say, this breakfast is not for the faint or weak hearted. See:... more »
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Typical early spring finds
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Went out yesterday looking for morels and found a few. Also found Gyromitra, and what I think is Pluteus cervinus.
These are some of the Morchella I found on 4/4/12. Hope to continue to forage, but hoping for some rain. It's been pretty dry. See.
[link]... more »
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Gyromitra?
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Saw this article where a guy claims to have found a single morel weighing almost 5 lbs. But, the accompanying photo sure looks like a Gyromitra to me; See:
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Smoked crimini for lunch
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Since I did not find any morels, I opted for smoking store-bought crimini (Agaricus bisporus). I used shaved green hickory wood cut from the yard, aged only until dry. The mushrooms were stirred in kosher salt, olive oil and fresh-picked basil. They achieved an exotic dark color.
Taste was incredible; very rich. Hickory smoke taste was well... more »
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Help Identify
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My niece found these yesterday in Boulder, CO and think they might be Oyster Mushrooms, but I don't have my books with me. The shag on top doesn't look right. TIA
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