Edible?

[JNRBRONC]

Found a mess of these on a dead box elder today. Anyone recognize them?

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[JNRBRONC]

Underside view


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[Nrharris]

Look like oyster mushrooms to me. If they are oysters they are edible but I am far from an expert.

 

[justinkarns]

Oysters, my personal favorite! Even above morrels!

 

[JNRBRONC]

Probably a 5 gallon bucket of them. Anyone in the Iowa City area interested?


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[JNRBRONC]

Called a mycologist at the local university last night, sent pics to him and he confirmed yellow oysters. Fried up a couple last night as a trial run, no problems and we like them. Now to figure out what to do with the rest of them.... He said put them in a paper bag and store in the fridge for up to a couple of days.

 

[T_Max]

If nobody chimes in, I would dehydrate them. Would work great for adding to soup or other dishes this fall.

 

[justinkarns]

Cream of mushroom soup - homemade with those suckers. Best soup ever!

 

[crietveld]

Late to the party but definitely oyster mushrooms. Better than morels and easier to find. We find them mid may till October any time it rains enough.


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[CurtisWalker]

Definitely better than morels


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[JNRBRONC]

Been eating them in multiple ways, loving them! Still here to post, not dead yet.

 

[Nrharris]

Anybody on here hunt for hen of the woods mushrooms. Found 2 with out looking very hard. One was ready to pick, the other needs to do some more growing. What is sitting in the ranger seat is one Mushroom in 2 pieces to give an idea of size.

 

[Nrharris]

Another pic.

 

[JNRBRONC]

We had one growing at the base of a dead oak in the back yard and never tried it.


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[Bucksnbears]

Hmm, the hen of the woods here are bright orange?

 

[Nrharris]

Hmm, the hen of the woods here are bright orange?

Here we call the orange ones chicken of the woods. Hens are a different critter.

 

[JNRBRONC]

Being red/green colorblind limits my mushroom foraging, among other things….


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