Mushrooms

Chaz,
Pic 1 - like Fisherman said, corals. Aome people only eat white ones. Ive eaten those before, loved them. Just cook for a while (we usually boil them for 10-15 mins before cooking), they wont lose their crunch. Some corals are poisonous so do some research for sure.
2 - a lactarius (milk cap), some people eat the white or beige ones but those are sketchy as hell. I dont know enough about them so i only pick the orange ones (saffron milk caps).

3 - most likely oysters, no clue what kind. Might be edible? If anyone can chime in?

4 - russula, some eastern europeans eat those. I stay away

That's good to know. A buddy of mine went picking with his wife last week. Gave me a video call to ask about a certain type of mushroom him and his wife were picking. They look like a variation of chanterelles known in my native tongue as "Gruzdya". I said to him no way in hell those are it even though they look like them. His wife is more stubborn than an ox and decided to eat them anyways. My buddy who took my word said I am not eating that. He called me 3 days later and thanked me. His wife spent 2 days in the bathroom with crap coming out of both ends...

Same thing happened to my dad. I told him not to mess with those, he pickled some, had a few bites and spent the night on the crapper. He thought they didnt "cook through" and had a few bites 2 weeks later. Another night on the crappper Dont eat it if you arent 100% sure

Thanks Sprat. I saw the largerst variation of mushrooms this weekend that ive ever seen before. I will definitely look a for a book on Ontario mushrooms to educate myself.

That's good to know. A buddy of mine went picking with his wife last week. Gave me a video call to ask about a certain type of mushroom him and his wife were picking. They look like a variation of chanterelles known in my native tongue as "Gruzdya". I said to him no way in hell those are it even though they look like them. His wife is more stubborn than an ox and decided to eat them anyways. My buddy who took my word said I am not eating that. He called me 3 days later and thanked me. His wife spent 2 days in the bathroom with crap coming out of both ends...

Same thing happened to my dad. I told him not to mess with those, he pickled some, had a few bites and spent the night on the crapper. He thought they didnt "cook through" and had a few bites 2 weeks later. Another night on the crappper Dont eat it if you arent 100% sure

Yup. A crappy fate indeed.

Reviving zombie thread. Anyone finding morels? Been looking for them for a couple years now. Closest i got was a few gyromitra korfii ("false morel"). Yesterday checked a spot with tons of ash trees and another with apple trees, but no luck. Did find some scarlet elf cups, never tried them but apparently people eat them.

I have seen a few of those on the trunks of pine trees. How can I be sure they are the good kind and not some deadly variant?

thx

Eat them Harold,if you get sick you'll know their the variant!

Checked a few of my spots on Saturday. Nothing yet.

Soon be time to look for wild leeks.

SDC

Those have been out for a while now. Early this year. I haven't touched them but may harvest a few for a salad tomorrow.

Got a nice bag of leaks and fiddleheads last week. Good for a couple of meals.

Fiddleheads are almost past prime. Leaks will be better in another week or so.

Good luck

Planted some leeks in my backyard last spring, they are still small and weak. Might go tomorrow to get some for a salad, and bulbs to pickle. Checked some spots today, no morels

Going to try garlic mustard roots for the first time. Invasive and apparently delicious. Got some leaves to try a pesto type thing as well

Where did you find the roots to start with? thx

Wild leeks and potato soup for dinner tonight.

My mouth is watering VBB. Knuguy, those things grow everywhere. I just went for a quick walk and dug up some