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saintpedro
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St Georges? (UK)
#14434828 - 05/11/11 12:57 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hi all,
We've had the first proper rain of spring over the last week here, so went for a cycle to see if I could find some St George's. Found lots of these popping up right next to the cycle path, under big deciduous trees (sorry, that's as far as my tree identification skills go). Just picked a handful as I wanted to be sure they are what I'm looking for before having a proper harvest.
I've heard they smell like cucumber. I would in part agree with this. They certainly have a powerful odour and smell rather unique (odd).
I am in Scotland.
Just doing a spore print now, but perhaps these photos will suffice for a positive ID.


Many thanks in advance
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koraks
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Yup, those look like them!
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hungrygoldfish


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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: koraks]
#14434924 - 05/11/11 01:21 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yes those are Calocybe Gambosa- Good find!
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microdotty
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Think its time i went out on a hunt for some nice eddibles instead of my usual hallucinogenic ones lol
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Oreganic
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Cool, it seems that these are really popping up over there in the UK right now. Roger's Mushrooms claims that they grow in America and Europe - however I can't find any examples of these fruiting in the US. Are they pretty much strictly a European mushroom?
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saintpedro
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Awesome, gonna get back on the bike to have a proper pick then. Lots of pins and small ones after this last rain, should be a good haul to be had in a few days. Thanks for your comments
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Spilalot


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Oreganic said: . Are they pretty much strictly a European mushroom?
From what i read , European and Asian .
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saintpedro
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Wow! I think I have a new favourite mushroom with this one. I have heard some people love these, some hate them. I can certainly say I'm in the former category. Never had them before, but they are amazing! Sauteed for 5 minutes in butter. Threw some fresh parsley into the mix and added a splash of lemon juice at the end and had on a bit of bread. Real earthy tasting, great texture, sublime!
Anyone have tips for storing St Georges? Do they dry or freeze well? I'm guessing from their texture they'd be ideal for drying. I want to get loads of these while they're around, to tide me over till the boletes and chanterelles start popping up.
Cheers
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hungrygoldfish


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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Spilalot]
#14435248 - 05/11/11 02:41 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I just ate my first one tonight and it's really tasty, not quite as nice as morels but better than any other mushroom I've eaten. I'm currently cooking the rest in a pasta sauce.
Definitely worth the effort hunting.
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Tangich


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I think they are the reason morels aren't so popular in Europe. Who would want to hunt a difficult to spot, tasteless mushroom, when you have gambosas around!   They are amazing, I fear I won't be finding any this year, but who knows. As for the storing, I'm not sure, they never last that long with me, but sauteing then freezing works for most mushrooms.
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hungrygoldfish


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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Tangich]
#14435280 - 05/11/11 02:51 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I've read that they can be frozen from raw (Complete Mushroom Book - The quiet hunt by Antonio Carluccio).
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saintpedro
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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Tangich]
#14435283 - 05/11/11 02:52 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Haha Tangich, yeah they certainly stick out, I just about went over the handlebars pulling the brakes when I flew by first group on the cyclepath. Good luck finding some, I've seen bugger all fungi up until this last week when it started raining proper, so hope you're getting some where you are.
I've looked for morels this year with no luck so can't comment on their taste, but after eating a few of these gambosas I've got the taste still in my mouth, and a hankering for more. Enjoy the pasta sauce goldfish Hope there's plenty more to be found!
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Tangich


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Thanks, I hope I find at least enough for one meal! I found my first morels this year, and don't get me wrong, they're great, have nice texture and can blend in any meal, but they are pretty much completely tasteless! I certainly would never pay the mind-boggling prices they fetch in the US. I like mushrooms with very strong flavour, chantarelles, boletes, C. gambos, Clitocybe geotropa. Morels are nice, but I'd trade 5 lbs of them for a pound of chantarelles in a heartbeat!
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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Tangich]
#14436125 - 05/11/11 05:54 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Really neat mushrooms saintpedro!
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saintpedro
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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Parkseerf]
#14439987 - 05/12/11 12:35 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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So I went cycling again today and this time took a few more for the pan. I found a really nice fairy ring of them growing out from ivy covered ground. They were spread out over a large area on the side of a bank. I've read these mushrooms can make some impressively large fairy rings, the size of football fields. This ring was much smaller than that, but by far it's the biggest I've seen of any mushroom.
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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Tangich]
#14440044 - 05/12/11 12:52 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Nice pics, and nice pen knife. Those Opinels are great value at minimal costs! I have one myself too.
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Tangich said: I think they are the reason morels aren't so popular in Europe.
Aren't morels popular in Europe? In my perception, they are. But they are also pretty rare in large parts of Europe. They are certainly popular in France.
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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Tangich]
#14440783 - 05/12/11 04:00 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Tangich said: I think they are the reason morels aren't so popular in Europe. Who would want to hunt a difficult to spot, tasteless mushroom, when you have gambosas around!
Whooooaa... tasteless!? Morels are quite savory and delicious with a taste like no other mushroom! Have you ever had a fresh Morel?! That's bologna... BOLOGNA!
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Tangich


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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Oreganic]
#14441996 - 05/12/11 08:11 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I think morels are popular in Europe, in spring, when there is nothing else around, but definitely, if people want to spend a lot of money on a mushroom here, they will buy truffles. And yes, I stand by my statement that morels have no taste at all. That's why they blend in any dish so well. I don't know what you mean by 'bologna' but I've been in the city of Bologna, and I've eaten bologna sauce, and no mention of morels anywhere.  Btw, yes, I've had fresh morels this year, and while they have great firm texture, they have absolutely no taste or smell. Now, chantarelles, on the other hand, have it all.
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The Thinker

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Re: St Georges? (UK) [Re: Tangich]
#14442416 - 05/12/11 09:31 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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morels are the tastiest mushroom i have eaten, chanterelles pretty close
taste is subjective but I think 99% of people will agree that it blows you cannot taste morels
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