Thursday, August 24, 2017

Chanterelles

     This is the season to search for chanterelles.
     They're little orange  mushrooms poking out from under the leaves and basket grass under under big trees.
     It's pretty hard to mix them up with anything poisonous, but you should ask someone who knows about mushrooms to go into the field with you to identify them, just in case.
     See:  http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com/identify-chanterelle-mushrooms/ 
     False chanterelles taste bitter, whereas the real thing is delicately sweet.  High in protein, low in fat, high in fiber, with lots of trace minerals.  Fresh, free, forageable.
     I was picking up some new egg cartons from the barn when I spotted them under a Live Oak.
     Toss them over medium heat in a spot of butter and eat plain, on toast, or with eggs.
   

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