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Community => Butchering, Cooking, Recipes => Topic started by: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:04:21 PM

Title: Are these morels?
Post by: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:04:21 PM: Antler hunting in greenwater and found these around some Cotten wood trees, look real to me?
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Post by: fastdam on April 25, 2015, 03:05:10 PM: No
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Post by: Smossy on April 25, 2015, 03:06:46 PM: Those are verpas aka "early morels" but theyre not morels.. Still 100% good to eat though. They only grow around/under cottonwood trees. They have an open cap. Morels do not have a cap.
Title: Re: Are these morels?
Post by: fastdam on April 25, 2015, 03:07:33 PM: At least they're not the black morels, yellow morels or grey morels we pick. I think those may be some kind of "verpas". I wouldn't eat them.
Title: Re: Are these morels?
Post by: Smossy on April 25, 2015, 03:09:18 PM: Quote from: fastdam on April 25, 2015, 03:07:33 PM
At least they're not the black morels, yellow morels or grey morels we pick. I think those may be some kind of "verpas". I wouldn't eat them.
They're fine to eat. Same as any other edible mushroom. Just a different species.
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Post by: fastdam on April 25, 2015, 03:10:47 PM: Morel caps will have pits, not wrinkles. The caps will be attached to the stem at the bottom of the cap, not up inside the cap. And....the stem and caps will be hollow.
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Post by: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:17:51 PM: Will they taste like morels?
Title: Re: Are these morels?
Post by: Smossy on April 25, 2015, 03:20:49 PM: Quote from: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:17:51 PM
Will they taste like morels?
No. They taste different. Try them for yourself. They smel like dirty feet though. Hate the smell. We sell 100s of pounds of those at a time at my work.
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Post by: fastdam on April 25, 2015, 03:24:10 PM: I know people who eat them. My books list them as indledible. My books also say some people have reactions to them and others dont.
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Post by: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:25:04 PM: How should I prepare them? Do u soak them in salt water to kill the tiny bugs? And do u eat the stem?
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Post by: fastdam on April 25, 2015, 03:27:40 PM: Like smossy said ........my friends who live on the river also find them in the cottonwoods
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Post by: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:32:09 PM: I have one guys saying don't eat them and another saying it's ok to eat them, if there is any doubt I better just not?!
Title: Re: Are these morels?
Post by: Smossy on April 25, 2015, 03:33:02 PM: Quote from: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:25:04 PM
How should I prepare them? Do u soak them in salt water to kill the tiny bugs? And do u eat the stem?
Sure you can eat the whole thing, me personaly I would just chop them in half length wise then put them all in a strainer and spray them down real good. Then throw them in a hott pan to cook for a Second; they're usually realy wett so cook them for a minute or two to draw some of the water out then turn your heat on high and dump out any water that came out of the mushrooms then throw some butter or oil in the pan and saute them untill slightly crispy. That's how I eat most my mushrooms. If you got a cast iron pan that improves the whole process tenfold.
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Post by: Smossy on April 25, 2015, 03:34:41 PM: Quote from: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:32:09 PM
I have one guys saying don't eat them and another saying it's ok to eat them, if there is any doubt I better just not?!
Like I said. I work for the largest wild mushroom distributer in the pnw and we sell them by the 100s of pounds for consumption. Theyre seasons real short though so if you can find them get what you can. The only thing is they give some people stomach aches real bad.
Best thing to do if youve never eatin them is prepare and eat a small handful and see how it effects you. If nothing ina few hours then your golden.
Title: Re: Are these morels?
Post by: Smossy on April 25, 2015, 03:37:51 PM: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verpa_bohemica
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Post by: Bigshooter on April 25, 2015, 03:41:02 PM: Quote from: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:32:09 PM
I have one guys saying don't eat them and another saying it's ok to eat them, if there is any doubt I better just not?!

Give them to me. I'll eat them.
Title: Re: Are these morels?
Post by: trophyhunt on April 25, 2015, 03:58:08 PM: Thanks for the advise guys, and thanks smossy for that article. I think I'm going to pass on eating them, I already have stomach issues and it says these could give you problems. I will wait for the real morels when I get to the blues.
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Post by: Turner89 on April 25, 2015, 04:43:57 PM: I grew up picking, and eating those mushrooms. Our family, and everyone I know call them morels. Sounds like we're calling by the wrong name. .......It doesn't matter, we pick, and eat pounds of them every year. I've never heard of anyone getting sick from them.

Trophy, I would at least try them. Like said before, cook the water out, then fry with butter.....I love them
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 25, 2015, 05:22:51 PM: Quote
I love them yum yum. :EAT:

And have never known anyone yet to have been affected badly by them. :dunno:
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Post by: buddy01 on April 25, 2015, 06:17:41 PM: Yes I would eat ALL of them. I fry them, in butter & oil. First wash them in water then I put them in a zip lock bag with some egg whites and bisquick, shake and fry in pan until golden brown. A little shake of salt. My mouth is watering just writing this. :tup:
Title: Re: Are these morels?
Post by: Igottanewknee on April 25, 2015, 07:33:00 PM: Nope.... Those aren't... The ones we found today are...
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Post by: ridgefire on April 25, 2015, 07:38:28 PM: My brother ate a bunch of them with no problems. I wasn't sure about them so didn't try them. Im sure you would be fine trying them.
Title: Re: Are these morels?
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 25, 2015, 08:01:14 PM: DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT disclose your exact location where you found them, EVER !!! People will kill for those types of mushrooms.