Sunday, September 5, 2010

Local harvest for newbies

We have a new hobby - picking wild mushrooms!  Our harvest has been very fruitful because we've focused on only a few key species that are fairly easy to identify - boletus or porcini mushrooms.  These are not gilled mushrooms, as the spores are borne on tubes on the underside of the mushroom cap.  They are large and only a few mushrooms can practically make an entire meal.  So far, we have made mushroom pizza, dried mushrooms (in the oven on low), mushroom soup, and salmon with mushrooms.  I'll post some photos for your viewing enjoyment.

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