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The Fisherman's Wharf => Clean-em Cook-em Eat-em => Topic started by: grumpymoe on Apr 07, 2004, 09:49 AM
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well everyone....who hunts the morel??? pre-scouting some hotspots for this picking season (about 3-4 weeks away), and can hardly wait to get a fresh taste of early morels....the best tasting mushroom in the world..who gets out picking, and what was your best day???? recipes??? pics???? grump
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Moe, I love morels! Try to pick them before the mad rush of shroom pickers get to em'. Mainly the burned out areas from the year before. Usually find them around burned out cottonwoods, birch, and even spruce. Good eats! I like them lightly floured and seasoned fried in clarified butter. MMMMMM morels! ;D
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I love them too, but I can never find more than a couple a season. Usually while turkey hunting and have had them pop up in the backyard.
Any tips on where to look in southern NY? I've read about burned areas before, but it seems like a more western US thing.
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the one thing a morel hunter wont do, is pass on picking spots...i concentrate on areas that have cottonwood and light underbrush AND plenty of moisture...small marshy ponds, depressions where spring runoff occurs, and plenty of rabbit droppings....seems the rabbits have alot to do with????? you can be standing right on top of them, and unless you look plenty hard, you wont see them....its amazing how these shrooms blend in with last years leaves..grump :-X :-X :-X
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??? what are morels ???
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its something some people dont have....lets not confuse morals....with....morels...the best eating mushroom to be found...grump ;D ;D ;D
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I love to eat mushrooms, but I don't pick mushrooms. Never really got interested in it beyond basic field identification when on hikes. But spring fiddleheads are just about the best thing with a plate of fresh trout!
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darn you cider...now you go and find something else i love....fiddleheads....no way to find last year...even mccains who packages frozen fiddleheads dropped them from the supermarket shelves last year... used to buy them in good quantity when i lived on the westcoast....what happened to the market?? grrrrrrump without fiddleheads. >:( >:( >:(
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Heres a pic of some Morels that John-Boy sent me(just the pic darn it).
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Mike
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now here we go....fresh morels in cream sauce, fiddleheads, and fresh trout......cider...you pick the wine...grump 8) 8)
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they probably taste better than they look ;) :) how do you cook them?
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Lightly breaded, fried in real butter...mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmm good. They're on the way... ;)
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now here we go....fresh morels in cream sauce, fiddleheads, and fresh trout......cider...you pick the wine...grump 8) 8)
Okay, here it is... Assuming that the trout will be poached and the fiddleheads served steamed in balsamic vinegar...
Let's go with something that will both compliment and contrast the meal at the same time. I prefer white wine with fish and cream sauces, so that would be a good color compliment. To contrast the cream sauce let's go with a dry acidic wine with a slight fruit flavor for a finish which will also pair nicely with the poached trout and compliment the balsamic vinegar. The acidity from the wine and the oily trout and cream sauce should cancel each other out beautifully!
How about a Pinot Gris or a Pinot Gris/Pinot Blanc blend? Preferably from Oregon. Adelsheim Pinot Gris 2002 for $15 US. If it was a trophy trout and a banner harvest of morels and you want to really celebrate then let's try Au Bon Climat 2000 Hildegard Estate (Pinot Blanc/Pinot Gris) from California's central coast at $36 US!
Grump, you pick the morels. I'll pick the fiddleheads. Now who here is the best trout fishermen that can catch the biggest fish.... ;D
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geeeeeez cider....salivating all over my keyboard!!!! might have to take my shovel tonight and see if there's any morels under the snow... ;D ;D ;D grump
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Yeah, I'm starving now.
I'll keep a better look out for the Morels.
Unfortunately, around here all the fiddle heads are the cancerous kind. You have to go upstate to get the good ones. I used to pick them in school in the pine bogs.
I read somewhere about the morels liking decaying elms around here. Not sure about the rabbit pellets though.
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Cider you're killing me!! Here I am at work eating my crappy lunch and reading about your gourmet meal!! I'd make those morels into a cream soup to start and add some wild rice to the poached brook trout and fiddleheads, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm :P :P!
Excuse me, I think I need to be alone for a minute ;D
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A bed of wild rice, good call! Garnish the trout with a few sprigs of fresh sweet basil and sliced cherry tomatoes for presentation!
Or, rice pilaf with a hint of smoke flavor...
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mmmm morels!!!! still got about a month and a half :(... one of the few good reasons for ice off ;D
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cider...for presentation and flavor, some fruit is in order to compliment the meal...suggest nice slices of fresh mangoe and chocolate drizzled strawberries...i think your pick of wine would top this off.....grump
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well!!! i know the fiddleheads aren't in season yet, as are the morels....everything else is readily available.....what we need now, is a volunteer to prepare our suggested gastronomic delight, and look for food donors to sample....i know you will come up with an idea.....post it......grump 8) 8) 8)
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You guys can keep the mushrooms... they are evil
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Hey Grump and Cider:
Heres the morels already cooked for your meal courtesy of John-Boy
Mike
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TroutFishingBear : theres nothing evil about these shrooms, they are not that kind, just delicious.
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darn it!!! now i'm going to eat that picture all night...how the heck am i going to get that tasty trout tomorrow morning??? thanks alot!!! grrrrrrrump ::) ::) ::) cider??? step in and eat them up.... now!!!
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just make sure you don't pick the wrong mushrooms...you could be seing stars for a while or never again. ;) Made for a good pic anyhow.
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Jake,
Where did that come from?? The Smurfs maybe? ;D
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If ever I've seen a poison one Jake thats it. Bright colors are supposed to mean DANGER right?
Mike
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mostly i suppose, but boletes are pretty bright orange and most of them are bright to dull orange....but then they don't have gills or spots.
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well everyone....after more than a foot of snow may 12/13 its all gone...a couple of somewhat decent days made me get my thumpers on to beat around for some early morels.....3 last night.....looks like fishing this our long weekend will not happen....quickly emerging leaves and ground cover growth will make this morel hunting weekend...conditions should be prime......but too short compared to most spring picking....will post pics during the weekend....grump ;D ;D ;D