Big D here, O.M.S. Portland, Oregon. I, really like the way U cover the all the various info on are little friends out on your walks. It, is good that U point out, the good, bad and ugly little truths, about each of them also. The side by side comparisons really help. The big island, is so cool, I, had a chance to study the geology up there back in the early 80s, while doing field studies. I, have eaten some of those Helvella lucanosa, I found under Doug fir, par boiled them a little. I, am now trying to do the eat your weeds thing also. I, am going to check out all your posts Big Toe. Stay safe and well.
Hey Big D! Thanks for the great feedback. I always found (for me) that comparisons shed a different light by giving the contrast...so, I'm glad you like it as well. I thought about becoming a Geologist, before I decided on studying for Vet back in the 80's. I still collect rocks like a kid. I have still yet to try the Helvella. I've had some cooking guidance from another fungi follower, I just haven't had the stones to do it lol. Thanks for hangin with us
There's been a lot of recent work in the realm of phenolic yellow staining Agaricus of the west coast too! Newest to the lose your lunch bunch is Agaricus buckmacadooi, very similar to Agaricus deardorffensis except A. buckmacadooi tends to be larger, darker brown and more scaley in comparison to A. deardorffensis.
Lose Your Lunch Bunch!?!...hahahaha love it! I'd love to find a buckmacadooi...I believe they can get up to 10-11" diameter? That would be a show piece! Agaricus are awesome, I just wish more were edible.
How do you preserve your mushrooms? I’ve been doing all kinds of canning as my hedge against inflation. Is that lake on your property? Does it have fish in it. I lived in New Zealand for a year during COVID and the groceries were so expensive there because they had a grocery duopoly It’s getting that way here in the United States too now it’s horrible.
I usually dehydrate, but I'm going to get back into pickling (I've never pickled mushrooms before lol) but some pickling ideas are in some of the comments from people who do it all the time. I get trout fry come up the creek all the time from a lower lake, but I have a large population of Sunfish that nail them as soon as they get to the lake. Thinking of stocking it. Yeah, people are starting to notice the crunch...something has to give.
@ I just started pickling Chantelle’s this year. I have so many fried ones that I canned and ones that I froze so I started pickling them and they’re pretty good. Sunfish are yummy. How big are the sunfish in your pond?
@@WalkswithMoss That's excellent. They're only about 4 inches at the largest, but voracious. I found them a little too bony myself. I found an eco report from '69 saying that there were cutties in there, but didn't say if they were fry or adult. It's 59' deep, so lots of places to hide lol
Big D here, O.M.S. Portland, Oregon. I, really like the way U cover the all the various info on are little friends out on your walks. It, is good that U point out, the good, bad and ugly little truths, about each of them also. The side by side comparisons really help. The big island, is so cool, I, had a chance to study the geology up there back in the early 80s, while doing field studies. I, have eaten some of those Helvella lucanosa, I found under Doug fir, par boiled them a little. I, am now trying to do the eat your weeds thing also. I, am going to check out all your posts Big Toe. Stay safe and well.
Hey Big D! Thanks for the great feedback. I always found (for me) that comparisons shed a different light by giving the contrast...so, I'm glad you like it as well. I thought about becoming a Geologist, before I decided on studying for Vet back in the 80's. I still collect rocks like a kid. I have still yet to try the Helvella. I've had some cooking guidance from another fungi follower, I just haven't had the stones to do it lol. Thanks for hangin with us
There's been a lot of recent work in the realm of phenolic yellow staining Agaricus of the west coast too! Newest to the lose your lunch bunch is Agaricus buckmacadooi, very similar to Agaricus deardorffensis except A. buckmacadooi tends to be larger, darker brown and more scaley in comparison to A. deardorffensis.
Lose Your Lunch Bunch!?!...hahahaha love it! I'd love to find a buckmacadooi...I believe they can get up to 10-11" diameter? That would be a show piece! Agaricus are awesome, I just wish more were edible.
How do you preserve your mushrooms? I’ve been doing all kinds of canning as my hedge against inflation. Is that lake on your property? Does it have fish in it. I lived in New Zealand for a year during COVID and the groceries were so expensive there because they had a grocery duopoly It’s getting that way here in the United States too now it’s horrible.
I usually dehydrate, but I'm going to get back into pickling (I've never pickled mushrooms before lol) but some pickling ideas are in some of the comments from people who do it all the time.
I get trout fry come up the creek all the time from a lower lake, but I have a large population of Sunfish that nail them as soon as they get to the lake. Thinking of stocking it. Yeah, people are starting to notice the crunch...something has to give.
@ I just started pickling Chantelle’s this year. I have so many fried ones that I canned and ones that I froze so I started pickling them and they’re pretty good. Sunfish are yummy. How big are the sunfish in your pond?
@@WalkswithMoss That's excellent. They're only about 4 inches at the largest, but voracious. I found them a little too bony myself. I found an eco report from '69 saying that there were cutties in there, but didn't say if they were fry or adult. It's 59' deep, so lots of places to hide lol