Fiddleheads

[meatandmetal]

Thank you for bumping this post metal! Much appreciated. I will be looking this weekend for both species for sure. As far as asking for spots, your tradition is bo different than my tradition, mushrooming.

Those look great. I'm sure I have walked by a few of them in the past. Take a picture if you think you find some heads and post it we should be able to tell you if they are or not.

[SHaRPS]

Thanks Metal. Shrooming is my game for sure. talk about a secret society.

[AquaAssassin]

That’s pretty cool!

[Streamfisha]

Bill I was brought up on them. We would pick pillow cases full and freeze them up. I'm sure you have walked through many spots in your stream fishing expeditions.

I have but never stopped to pick any...after seeing this post I may have to start

Sharps those are some tasty looking shrooms 👍🏻

[Raquettedacker]

Thanks Metal. Shrooming is my game for sure. talk about a secret society.

   Yeah but I heard you have some good teachers.     
Wish I knew what you know..

My fiddle ferns are just coming out of the ground....

[SHaRPS]

Thanks guys. Took a long ride and a long walk today in some new woods. Bam!

Dinner tomorrow night just need the right recipe.

[Raquettedacker]

Leeks??

[Doubles Shooter]

Thanks guys. Took a long ride and a long walk today in some new woods. Bam!

Dinner tomorrow night just need the right recipe.

I've got to go find some this year. I love mincing them up real fine and adding to the fish batter and to hush puppies for a spring bullhead fry.

[SHaRPS]

Yes, wild leeks (Ramps).

Still no luck with fiddleheads though. I found plenty of hairy covered ferns but no ostrich ferns.

[Jethro]

I wish I had the knowledge to be able to pick a meal out of the wild, that's a real talent. My brother in law does some shrooming, is part of a club that does it. It's taken him a few years to get real confident with eating what he finds.

I have a fiddlehead stash I found years ago while walking the dog. It's the timing that is tough, short window of opportunity.

[SHaRPS]

Jethro,

My folks are from Poland, probably the most know country to mushroom hunting other than Russia. We use mushrooms for everything especially on certain holidays where by tradition we do not eat meat. Cabbage and shrooms fill the table in ways that you would never imagine. With that said, my father told me he picked about 5 varieties of which the most sought after is the king bolete and plentiful in the old world. I took those skills and knowledge and now pick well over 30 edibles. There are still a handful that elude me but sometimes you can look for hours and walk 300 miles and you still do not find them. Timing is key and so is the climate and region. The King, Lobster, blewit and morel are on the top of my list to find. Some day, I will find them...its those that keep me going.

[SHaRPS]

This is life

[old man river]

hello
are fiddle heads same as wild ferns?
thank you for reply's  Ralph

[Jethro]

This is life

Good lord, that looks awesome.

[dunphy11]

Bill I was brought up on them. We would pick pillow cases full and freeze them up. I'm sure you have walked through many spots in your stream fishing expeditions.

Any preferred method of freezing them? Ive blanched them for minute and then vacuum sealed them. They are a little mushy when thawed after . Just wondering if someone has a better procedure?