181lizard
Cave Dweller
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Post by 181lizard on May 2, 2007 11:58:38 GMT -5
So...I just went back to where I found these shrooms a few days back. They are still there! (no one destroyed them...what a surprise!) They are starting to look a little old. Some are a good 6 inches or more tall. I stopped counting at about 60. Next year, they should invade my whole neighborhood!
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Post by LCARS on May 2, 2007 22:47:22 GMT -5
With morels, when the stype is a darker tan/yellowy brown instead of a light cream color then they are too old to pick. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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karenfh
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Post by karenfh on May 3, 2007 3:36:21 GMT -5
And, please, if you are not familiar with morels, follow this basic guideline: If it ain't hollow, don't swallow! There was a program on the "Foods" channel last night about morels, and that was their advice. Pretty good advice. FALSE morels are NOT hollow!! And, hey, Liz? You live where? Hah hah. Do you realize that, if you could actually harvest those 'shrooms, they go for lotsa bucksa per pound? If I were you, I would go grab some 'dead' or older shrooms, and sprinkle my yard or another likely area with spores. May not take, but it can't hurt. Leave the 'roots' if you do that, however.
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Post by LCARS on May 4, 2007 21:06:05 GMT -5
Morels are easy to tell apart from their look-alikes. Bohemicas and conicas are the only ones that look like morels but have a solid stype or filled with white fibrous filaments. The caps are always hanging over the top of the stem. A true morel is entirely hollow with a smooth inner surface. The stype attaches directly to the base of the cap with no overhang. ![](http://www.nemf.org/files/lincoff/fieldkey/Mor_esc__Gyr_esc.jpg) On the left is a true morel and on the right is a bohemica. And here is another photo with a cross section of a verpa: ![](http://www.mushroomexpert.com/images/kuo/verpa_bohemica_01big.jpg)
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