Having grown up in a rural area, I have heard about mushroom foraging all my life. The consensus: you have to know what you are doing–some mushrooms are deadly poison–but if you do, you can get a good haul of wild mushrooms to eat.
Yes, but I never realized just how big a haul until I read Justin’s account of mushroom foraging. He and a friend ended up with nine pounds of mushrooms from just one trip:
Comment by Justin
February 15, 2010 @ 9:57 pm
First thought: “Woo, I made Savvy Housekeeping!”
Second thought: “Shoot, I still haven’t done anything with the yellowfoot chanterelles”
So I immediatelly washed and cooked them in sherry to create a quick marsala sauce—to be tossed with fresh pasta later. And possibly blogged 
Comment by Savvy Housekeeper
February 16, 2010 @ 1:24 pm
Ha, yeah you’ve made the “big time” now? I want to go mushroom foraging!
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January 16, 2012 @ 10:47 am
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