Comments on: The magic of finding wild mushrooms

By: Making Exactly What I Craved

Making Exactly What I Craved — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:27:21 +0000

[...] after year. Now, we’re talking comfort. And, if you want to know what morels taste like, and why we head to the woods every spring to find them, this would be your [...]

By: I try hard to spare my brother’s feelings — Susiej

I try hard to spare my brother’s feelings — Susiej — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:55:29 +0000

[...] mushrooms, growing in the grass, this is big news. Factual information that must be stored and filed away with the other clues that have been passed down in our family for generations. Finding mushrooms is part planning, and [...]

By: Cooking and Freezing Morel Mushrooms — Susiej

Cooking and Freezing Morel Mushrooms — Susiej — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:17:00 +0000

[...] new. That is, unless, you find 3,000 of them. Then, you’ll be freezing them. God, I can only hope that will happen to me [...]

By: An ancient apple orchard — Susiej

An ancient apple orchard — Susiej — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:36:09 +0000

[...] That’s what we like. I found 7… just 7 last year.Â One from the car [...]

By: A New Mushroom Legend | Susiej

A New Mushroom Legend | Susiej — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:11:06 +0000

[...] we had hit the mother-load, we pulled over and started looking for the mushroom’s twin. (They always grow in pairs.) Earlier that morning my husband found a morel mushroom at the city park during lacrosse practice. [...]

By: How did we meet? - susiej

How did we meet? - susiej — Wed, 23 May 2007 13:31:32 +0000

[...] Eve after that. I always just knew he would always be a part of my life. And then, I learned he found mushrooms too, as a kid, and that’s what did it. And, after a long courtship, and 18 years and 4 boys [...]

By: louann

louann — Thu, 03 May 2007 00:18:43 +0000

Actually, the city where we live, Baguio, is known as the summer capital of the Philippines because it is the coolest place in the country during the summer – hottest temp would be 25C and coldest during the rainy season – we drop to at least a 9 or 10C. Baguio never gets as hot as the other provinces in the Philippines.

By: SusieJ

SusieJ — Tue, 01 May 2007 18:23:52 +0000

Julie — ask around to find a place, and take your children!!

Louann, I had no idea they grew in the tropics. Interesting.

Sognatrice — thank you for the link to your site with the photos. I knew they grew in Europe, but had now idea what kinds, and what they looked like. You didn’t say — but do you just LOVE them? Are you hooked?

Sorry to say, my last weekend trek into the woods left me empty-handed. Too early. It’s warmer now. Maybe this weekend I’ll get lucky.

By: sognatrice

sognatrice — Tue, 01 May 2007 17:59:43 +0000

My Italian fiance goes mushroom-picking, and it took a while for me to really trust the finds Here’s a photo of one of the more interesting ones.

By: louann

louann — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:12:13 +0000

Dad, Mom and I would go mushroom picking after a lightning storm. We have a LOT of mountains where we live. Those moments we shared were so much fun.