Hen of the Woods

[turtlshell]

Found this one last tuesday...conditions were right so I decided to let it grow. Picked it last night. It went from around hand-sized last tuesday to this :grin:

I didn't get an official weight, but 10lbs plus is a safe bet. Best part is it spawned a friend that I'm going to go back for tomorrow night after work.

 

[ironwood]

Are they tasty? Never new you could eat them.

 

[Hardcorehunter]

that's a dandy!:way:

 

[moosehunter]

That there is some good vittles..............

 

[crash]

saw them , but never touched them . what are they and how do you cook them. looks like alot of fungus

 

[Waukon1]

hen of the woods is :way:

 

[nannyslayer]

I don't care what it is, thats a big freakin mushroom.

 

[JakeWym]

Never heard of it. Kind of like a huge morel?

 

[Critter]

Goats Beard?

 

[turtlshell]

Goats Beard?

Yes some call them goat's beard.

There are several ways to cook them and some pickle them. I like them pan fried with butter and a bit of onion and put that over top of a nice steak. They're really good in an omelet too. You can cook them just like a morel, breaded and fried.

Basically you use it anyway you would a can of shrooms.

IMO they're way better than morels.

I have a lot of happy neighbors and co-workers now :drink1:

 

[PointBlank]

agree that they are right up there with morels, probably better than morels when it comes to using them in recipes. They freeze good too. One certainly goes a long ways