Thanks for the site links and the preserving information.

I was wondering how the flooding would effect the morels. The area where my family and I found over four hundred this week last year, Is under water right now. I guess I'll have to stick to the hills this year. I freeze mine in water like fish. I still have a bag of oyster mushrooms left from December. Happy Shroom Hunting, Jodi

Man I sure hope to find some this year!!

I clean them and zap them in the microwave for a couple of minutes to reduce the water content. Then air dry them, seal them with a vacuum packer (this really helps!) and freeze. Don

My son and father in law found these yesterday. Can't wait to eat 'em. This is only a small portion of what they found.



John

I like the freezing idea and may try that this year. In the past I've dried them in the oven on low, then I got a dehydrator and that works well too. Dry em out, put them in plastic bags and keep them in the cupboard, they keep all year (at least I think so, dont think I've ever had a batch last a year).
When you're ready to use, rehydrate. I like red wine because I'm generally going to fry them up for alongside some venison steak and red wine goes pretty darn well with the two but water or chicken stock work too.
I like the freezing idea though because you can fry them up like fresh. Thanks!

I have never had one, so I don't get what the frenzy is about.  :(  
Must be better than backstraps.
Dan

Not better than backstraps    

Morels.com  is another site You can track them on. Couple of weeks to go as cool as it's been here. Plenty of moisture this winter should be a great year.  bretto

QuoteOriginally posted by OconeeDan:
I have never had one, so I don't get what the frenzy is about.   :(  
Must be better than backstraps.
Dan

They come around once a year for a short period of time and they are not always easy to find. They are a great side dish and a nice treat.

THEY MUST BE COOKED- NOT EATEN RAW.

Back strap can be a whole lot easier to come buy in some years.. Little early here but anxious to go..
Good time to shed hunt too.

I like to dry them. Take a needle and some heavy thread or small string and sting em up like popcorn - if you are old enough to remember popcorn strings on Chirstmas trees - or like big beads if you are not that old. Just hang them in the house for a few days and then place dried shrooms in jars in the freezer. Use in venison stew all year. Still a week or so early up here in Iowa.

they are popping up in southern Indiana now

I was just curious, how is this any different than finding a bone in the woods.


How do you know when a subject can be talked about, or they will close it if you do ?

Just curious, the subject about the bone I found in the woods I noticed was closed, how is it different than mushrooms !

Maybe if I mentioned it was the deer bone !


Carl

We eat all we can fresh.  What we cannot we dry by placing them in a food dehydrator.  They become very dry and we crumble them into a powder and use as a seasoning.  The powder makes an incredible steak and soup seasoning.  Lots of depth.

But make sure you place the dehydrator some place well ventilated.  They are good fresh and dry, yet the smell during the transition will make you wonder if you will ever eat them.