Fall shrooms

[River1]

A bit off topic but, anyone finding "Hen of the Woods"? Have yet to find one but, heard they're up already.

 

[Critter]

Is that the same as "Goatsbeard"? About the size of a basketball, and similar in looks to coral reef?
CRITR

 

[River1]

Yep

 

[Waukon1]

I saw some while out ginseng hunting. They were small and looked "fresh"

 

[16point]

there every where i found a crap load of them this ear i picked 5 today and left 10

 

[teeroy]

anybody got pics? had terrible luck with morrells this year, wouldn't mind getting some fall srooms, but i didn't know there were such a thing. what do you look for? what do they look like? how do you cook them?

 

[River1]

Teeroy,


A little info on this link, with some pics.

http://www.econetwork.net/~wildmansteve/Mushrooms.Folder/HenOfTheWoods.html


Hens have a relationship with oaks similar to morels and elms. Burr Oaks are the best to look for. Look for dying or dead trees. Hens are usually no more than a couple yards away if there. They grow big. When they come up, they grow so fast that debris and bugs can get caught in them, so you need to take time cleaning them up.

 

[scout]

Just yesterday I located a huge ball shaped thing. It was snow white and firm, solid throughout. it was bigger than a basketball. Edible? I just let it roll down the hill.

 

[trilobyte]

sounds like a "puff-ball" mushroom, they are edible but i wouldn't eat them after they spore out, they get all black inside and will explode thier spores, when they are all white they are edible, although they don't taste nearly as good as other mushrooms

 

[River1]

Found a couple Hens yesterday, one around 2 lbs and one around 5 lbs.

 

[jdavis]

A buddy pick one yesterday.....there better than morals!!

 

[xCALLMETOADx]

here's the moster we found yesterday, cant wait to start frying it up

 

[AIRASSAULT]

here's the moster we found yesterday, cant wait to start frying it up

nice.. that's a chicken mushroom, right? my dad has a buddy that finds 'hen of the woods' all the time and he pickles it.. good as hell

 

[xCALLMETOADx]

you are correct, i frie them up which taste amazing. whats nice about these shrooms is you can freeze them

 

[beararchery]

If these are the same mushrooms I'm thinking of, they grow on oak trees right?

 

[xCALLMETOADx]

yea, it's actually the firt one I've ever found on a live oak and by far my largest chicken. ive found bigger hens but not as good looking

 

[180class]

So how do you prepare one of these to fry up?

 

[xCALLMETOADx]

i cut the pelts off and dip in egg just like a morel then I used crushed "Ritz" crackers as bredding as I think they hold the crisp a lot better also use for fish with some seasoning

 

[xCALLMETOADx]

i also put some in the crockpot with a a wild turkey breast with some cream of mushroom and chopped up veggies, was pretty much amazing

 

[loneranger]

Do they need moisture? If so,,where do you have any. BONE dry places I go.