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Bobzimmer
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Morels...and other Spring things
#14407264 - 05/05/11 08:24 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
Edited by Bobzimmer (05/14/11 05:44 PM)
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bmarley3434
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14407271 - 05/05/11 08:25 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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those are whoppers! love the artistic touch on the last one!!
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mylfgur
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14407274 - 05/05/11 08:25 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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first morels bob??!!
those are some great greys. your morel finds get me excited that I can find ovoids soon in PA. i've been finding grays for days.
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: mylfgur]
#14407281 - 05/05/11 08:27 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Way to go Bob! 
Now it's time to turn those lovely photos into culinary art!
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Bobzimmer
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: mylfgur]
#14407289 - 05/05/11 08:28 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yup, first ones! What I gotta do to get me some ovoid pics? Road trip?
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14407315 - 05/05/11 08:32 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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At least you guys are finding mushrooms. Over here it hasnt rained for a month!!!!!
Edited by The Inner Eye (05/05/11 08:33 PM)
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mylfgur
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14407335 - 05/05/11 08:36 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Bobzimmer said: Yup, first ones! What I gotta do to get me some ovoid pics? Road trip?
Bob, I would meet up with you in a minute to hunt for ovoids.
Are you gonna cook those morels up?
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Bobzimmer
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: mylfgur]
#14407362 - 05/05/11 08:41 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Only two little guys...I'll make some culinary art when I get more this weekend.
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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LuckOfTheFryish
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14407479 - 05/05/11 09:08 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Bob! were morel cherry poppin buddies!!! i found my first today as welL!
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those are gorgeuos Bob!! nice one!!
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Bobzimmer
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-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14415061 - 05/07/11 12:36 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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!!!!!!!! nice man!
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14415192 - 05/07/11 01:13 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks like you might have enough there to do something good with. Nice finds.
Happy mushrooming!
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Beauties!! Very nice bob!
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Oreganic]
#14415591 - 05/07/11 02:44 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Awesome. I was out looking with no success on the southern boarder of western NY. Might I ask where you hunt?
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ehtdaedlufetarg
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The last one in the second set of photos made me drool on myself a little.
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SKrink
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These look amazing, Congratulations! Haven't found any myself, but someone I know found his first ones last week so I got a little taste.
They didn't taste at all like I expected! More meaty than mushroomy... loved it.
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Bobzimmer
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: SKrink]
#14419599 - 05/08/11 01:20 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks, everyone!
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flugelizor said: Awesome. I was out looking with no success on the southern boarder of western NY. Might I ask where you hunt?
Sure, ask away!
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SKrink said: These look amazing, Congratulations! Haven't found any myself, but someone I know found his first ones last week so I got a little taste.
They didn't taste at all like I expected! More meaty than mushroomy... loved it.
Yup, very meaty. I think I'm gonna stuff 'em later, then stuff myself...
Here are some things I saw out morelling...
 1 Horsetail 2 Violet 3 Wild Strawberry 4 Shroom Art 5 Violet 6 Entoloma sp. 7 Purple Trillium 8 Discina sp. I think. 9-10 Polyporus squamosus
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14419736 - 05/08/11 01:54 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Gnarly Squamosus man
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NeoSporen
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Oh man, those ae looking mighty fine Bob Awesome photos and congrats on the finds
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: NeoSporen]
#14421633 - 05/08/11 08:34 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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horsetail is a great medicine as long as the leaves are less than a 45degree angle, they contain silicon and are great to put in smoothies as a bone tendon and ligament builder, the wild violet greens and flowers are edible and delicious containing lots of vitamins and trace minerals; a great salad base.
so great to see someone posting plants!
love the trilium too!
those morels are beauties!
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Wow, those are some absolutely beautiful pictures! I'd love to learn to set up a shot like you can. But I probably don't have the patience.
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Bobzimmer
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Thanks, guys!
Here's today's finds...




-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14431456 - 05/10/11 07:26 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hot Damn your finding those giant yellows in knotweed too  Great work Mr.Zimmer i have yet to even find ONE f'n morel Im starting to worry
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elprawn
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Is P. squamosus quite common? I've never seen it in England (in the year and a half since I started hunting) but it seems to be cropping up on shroomery.org a fair bit.
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: elprawn]
#14431567 - 05/10/11 07:52 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I found my first morels ever on Sunday and I cooked them up on Monday for lunch. Only 3 little ones, but I'm hoping i'll find more this week when I get to go.
I also found one of those mushrooms in the last two of your pictures.
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those last pics are of dryad saddles - ( common name ) - when cooked or even just cut fresh - the REEEEEk like fresh watermelon rind kinda neat - and their growth is a good signal to the morel's fruiting time
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Quote:
wiscokid said: Hot Damn your finding those giant yellows in knotweed too  Great work Mr.Zimmer i have yet to even find ONE f'n morel Im starting to worry
its actually horsetail - equisetum arvense
bob how many days has it been since it rained there? i cant tell if my morel spots are done for the year. those are giant! and sexy!!
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I'm super jealous, and I'm loving the photos.
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: NeoSporen]
#14432167 - 05/10/11 09:51 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Nice fresh lookin morels Bob! Way to keep those "pinecone"eyes open if you know what i mean? I have found about five lbs. so far this year. I found my first few on april 20th and about two pounds today! Their a little late in coming but I think its going to be a great year. Hopefully I will have pics soon if I can figure how to DL them??
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Bobzimmer
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Lepkaun]
#14452469 - 05/14/11 05:26 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks for the input, guys.






Yeah Prawn...P. squamosus is very common here.
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14452480 - 05/14/11 05:28 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Damn dude... Beautiful pictures man..
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Bobzimmer
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Thanks!
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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LuckOfTheFryish
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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14452499 - 05/14/11 05:32 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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awesome pics! hey bob, whats that black stuff growing on the tree?
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Bobzimmer
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Not sure, Fry. Xylaria or maybe Daldinia.
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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The Thinker

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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14452662 - 05/14/11 06:00 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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bob, have you tried the pheasant's back or tiaga tea? how was it?
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Bobzimmer
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No Thinker, never tried. They always fruit during morel season, so I never bothered. What's tiaga tea? You're supposed to ID my unknowns, not ask me stuff that I don't know!
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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The Thinker

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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14452898 - 05/14/11 06:40 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Edited by The Thinker (05/14/11 06:42 PM)
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Bobzimmer
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Very interesting. Apparently drinking this give you scurvy.
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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The Thinker

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Re: Morels...finally! [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14452940 - 05/14/11 06:47 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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yea its interesting, i was thinking of mixing it with OJ which may or may not make it taste better
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Re: Morels...and other Spring things [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14453530 - 05/14/11 09:06 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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It's been a good year in southern Indiana. Our season has passed now for about a week. It has lasted well over a month tho. I've found a few pounds but am still relatively new to the whole game. 
 
 And some really fresh Oysters that went into some Oyster chowder tonight
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Re: Morels...and other Spring things [Re: altershroom]
#14455630 - 05/15/11 10:52 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Wow! Those look big enough to stuff. I want to find some big ones that I can stuff.
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Re: Morels...and other Spring things [Re: MadamLeMorte]
#14456087 - 05/15/11 12:51 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I know. I was dreaming of stuffing some with Smoked salmon,Cream cheese,chives. But since I found so few will just stick to simmering in butter with a dash of salt and pepper.
If I wasn't so broke I would travel up to northern Michigan. Maybe next season.
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