Fall and Winter mushrooms in Ky?

This Barney fella must be able to see into the future because we really got a Soaking Rain at my house. Going to look for some shrooms this week.

 

Found a good one today!

 

Fine example right there!

 

Was hoping for a heart and tenderloin to go with it at deer camp. Guess ill just have to go with ribeyes.

 

Picked about 3/4 lb of fresh oysters today that my wife found just looking out the front window. Had to use a ladder to reach them. They were on a dying elm tree. Cream of oyster soup tonight.

 

I found some on Sunday but only one was good enough to eat. I had my eyes peeled and hoped to find more than i did.

 

That Lions Beard (lions Mane) is a fairly unusual one for me to find. Found a couple of nice ones last year along a cold river in august of all things. One was size of a soccer ball

 

How do you like to prepare them? I dont find them often either

 

Slice thin like a ritz cracker thickness, salt and pepper, saute in butter. Excellent

 

Got one tree that has produced oysters for the last 3 years. Last year i bet i got 20 plus pounds. Not a one yet this year.

 

It was pretty dry. I found quite a few right after the few rains we did get.

 

Picked @ 1 1/2 lbs of fresh oysters that just popped in the past few days. Unfortunately, I didn’t pick them until today and they were frozen solid. They look great but my question is, will they still taste ok after thawing and cooking?

 

Had a few this weekend that were the same. They are fine!

 

Have at those Mush-Cicles. They will often darken when they thaw but should be great to eat .

 

Sliced them while they were slightly frozen and started sautéing them in butter. The color is the same as if they were fresh. By appearance, I can’t tell that the freezing made any difference.