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Are these oysters?
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Hi, I was pleased to see these and I suppose they are oysters.  Could anyone conifrm this?  The specimens were found in eastern Canada.  They seem to smell like asparagus.



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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: drama]
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Yeah.

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: elprawn]
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elprawn said:
Yeah.


and i want them for breakfast


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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: elprawn]
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the oysters I know have a longer stem... not sure about this one.


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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: LuckOfTheFryish]
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Hi, thanks.  Could you guys elaborate on what species it is and on the characteristics that indicate it is indeed oysters?

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: drama]
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Pleurotus ostreatus.

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: drama]
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drama said:
Hi, thanks.  Could you guys elaborate... ...on the characteristics that indicate it is indeed oysters?


"The mushroom has a broad, fan or oyster-shaped cap spanning 5–25 cm; natural specimens range from white to gray or tan to dark-brown; the margin is inrolled when young, and is smooth and often somewhat lobed or wavy. The flesh is white, firm, and varies in thickness due to stipe arrangement. The gills of the mushroom are white to cream, and descend on the stalk if present. If so, the stipe is off-center with a lateral attachment to wood. The spore print of the mushroom is white to lilac-gray, and best viewed on dark background. The mushroom's stipe is often absent. When present, it is short and thick." - Wikipedia.

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: drama]
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http://www.mushroomexpert.com/pleurotus_ostreatus.html

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: vjp]
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I found about 10 lbs, of these the other day, but they were all infested with clear larvae. Everyone had tons in them, I was so pissed . It was my first time finding an edible.

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: cubeeater]
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Fabulous find! I am jealous.

cubeeater said:
I found about 10 lbs, of these the other day, but they were all infested with clear larvae. Everyone had tons in them, I was so pissed . It was my first time finding an edible.



Now you know where to go next season! Keep checking up on the spot and soon  you'll have pristine, gorgeous, delicious oysters to munch.


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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: cubeeater]
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cubeeater said:
I found about 10 lbs, of these the other day, but they were all infested with clear larvae. Everyone had tons in them, I was so pissed . It was my first time finding an edible.


You know its not very difficult to wash the larvae off of the oysters, right? They tend to grow around running water too - which is handy for the clean. I always find them growing around creeks/rivers, and when I pick them I just let hold them under water and the rushing water pulls any bugs/debris off the mushroom. Sometimes it takes a gentle rub...

Anyway, nice finds Drama - should be tasty (especially the smaller ones :wink:)!


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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: Oreganic]
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Where abouts in eastern canada?

Are they frozen?

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: vjp]
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niiiice.! i may check one of my local spots.

oreganic, i find them alot around creeks too! spring troutfishing/oyster picking is sweet!!:smile:


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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: psylosymonreturns]
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psylosymonreturns said:
niiiice.! i may check one of my local spots.

oreganic, i find them alot around creeks too! spring troutfishing/oyster picking is sweet!!:smile:


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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: Oreganic]
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Hi,

Vjp, "Where abouts in eastern canada? Are they frozen?" I reside in Nova Scotia, and the weather has been rather temperate lately so they were not frozen.  I searched endlessly for them in the forest over the past few years, and the one time I wasn't looking, I found them on a casual walk in a city.  Talk about irony.

Oreganic, "Anyway, nice finds Drama - should be tasty (especially the smaller ones )!"  I never noticed a difference in taste between the larger and smaller ones, but I shall pay close attention tomorrow when I cook them.

Elprawn, "Pleurotus ostreatus."  Thanks for the classification.

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: drama]
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No problem.

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: elprawn]
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Nice finds:thumbup:

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: Hook420]
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Sorry for going off topic, but the Oyster's I had found had the larvae/maggot eating caves through the mushrooms inside. The insides were so riddled with wholes they were almost empty. So they will produce on the same tree trunks?

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: cubeeater]
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Why shouldn't they?

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Re: Are these oysters? [Re: cubeeater]
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cubeeater said:
Sorry for going off topic, but the Oyster's I had found had the larvae/maggot eating caves through the mushrooms inside. The insides were so riddled with wholes they were almost empty. So they will produce on the same tree trunks?


Don't worry - one of the awesome things about a large majority of mushrooms is that they recognize such occurrences and drop spores before it's too late. On top of that it only take 1 single cell to replicate itself.


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