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Mushrooms...
Sep. 2nd, 2008 10:09 pmA few days after the year's first foray into the woods searching for mushrooms (chonicled here), I got up fairly early and took Shiloh along to see if any additional lobster mushrooms had sprouted. A few had, but for the most part they were puny specimens that probably should have been left in the ground.
It rained pretty heavily on Sunday, and since Galina plans to make a day of taking her sister to Albuquerque tomorrow in preparation for Thursday's departure, if there was ever a time to go to the woods for more mushrooms, it was today.
I skipped the lobster site completely and headed up to Lobo Point, where there was a road crew hard at work making it difficult to get by. Eventually, Galina left me up on the side of the mountain and we agreed that I'd work my way back down to where she and Alla would be waiting.
There were quite a number of mushrooms in evidence. I concentrated on harvesting the ones I am familiar with, and managed to walk away with a half dozen small King boletes (Boletus edulis), one large cap from the Suillis family, and about three pounds of chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius), which I hadn't seen in so long that it was like discovering them all over again.
I took a bunch of pictures of specimens I would likely recognize if I saw them again, and will post them, I hope, before the fever passes. Besides a general curiosity about what's out there, I am convinced I am leaving behind lots of good edibles, too.
So far this year, we've enjoyed three servings of fried lobster mushrooms, several mushroom omlettes, and a tasty mushroom soup (a serving of which is still around, for tomorrow).
What to do with the rest of today's treasure? Decisions... decisions...
I finally sat down to do the 2,000 words assigned last Friday night and am about 50% of the way through the text. I should have no trouble finishing the job tomorrow morning, especially since the ladies are counting on an 8 am departure.
Cheers...
It rained pretty heavily on Sunday, and since Galina plans to make a day of taking her sister to Albuquerque tomorrow in preparation for Thursday's departure, if there was ever a time to go to the woods for more mushrooms, it was today.
I skipped the lobster site completely and headed up to Lobo Point, where there was a road crew hard at work making it difficult to get by. Eventually, Galina left me up on the side of the mountain and we agreed that I'd work my way back down to where she and Alla would be waiting.
There were quite a number of mushrooms in evidence. I concentrated on harvesting the ones I am familiar with, and managed to walk away with a half dozen small King boletes (Boletus edulis), one large cap from the Suillis family, and about three pounds of chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius), which I hadn't seen in so long that it was like discovering them all over again.
I took a bunch of pictures of specimens I would likely recognize if I saw them again, and will post them, I hope, before the fever passes. Besides a general curiosity about what's out there, I am convinced I am leaving behind lots of good edibles, too.
So far this year, we've enjoyed three servings of fried lobster mushrooms, several mushroom omlettes, and a tasty mushroom soup (a serving of which is still around, for tomorrow).
What to do with the rest of today's treasure? Decisions... decisions...
I finally sat down to do the 2,000 words assigned last Friday night and am about 50% of the way through the text. I should have no trouble finishing the job tomorrow morning, especially since the ladies are counting on an 8 am departure.
Cheers...
