May 2, 2006 5:44 pm
Morel Majority
Posted by Will under backyarchaeology, food
Nothing new uncovered in the realm of aged glassware or World War II memorabilia. Instead our latest discovery is of a much more organic variety. A mulch-covered patch of our backyard has sprouted many examples of an alien lifeform such as this strapping individual here:
The place is practically lousy with the things. Turns out they’re morels — also known as woodfish, or sponge mushrooms — and tthey are allegedly delicious. We just have to find out about that!
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August 14th, 2007 at 2:32 pm[...] this under Never Ceast To Amaze. Last year it was morel mushrooms that sprang up outta nowhere in the backyard. This year in a decidedly barren patch along the northside of the house this pair [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 8:04 pm
I hope you’re absolutely certain those are morels … cuz “false morels” will pretty much kill you.
May 2nd, 2006 at 8:25 pm
Valid warning Cybele. Even though I’ve compared photos and find these to look nothing like the false morel images I’ve seen, we will approach with caution.
May 5th, 2006 at 4:55 am
Lorne and I saw a group of these at the Gettysburg campground. Please do not eat!
Jeanette