Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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My grandpa used to find Morels in his front/back yard, in Indiana! So jealous, as I live in NYC and I'll have to drive to Jersey for a good spot I know.

I love wild mushrooms! It's such a Paleo thing to eat/hunt. Or I supposed I should say, "gather!" Are you going to be Morel hunting this season?

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asked Apr 22 2011 at 16:12

Futureboy
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See the way to do this is use a morel hunting pig, have it find all the good mushrooms, then you roast the pig, saute the mushrooms and cover the roasted pig in the sauteed morels. Hunted and gathered. Ok, so I'm evil. Seriously, enjoy the hunt. Totally jealous...I'm looking up at the chaparral on the hill here in SoCal and there ain't an mushroom to be found. – RG73 Apr 22 2011 at 16:19

Head north! You can get good Chanterelles after a rain up in the hills of Northern California from what I've heard. – Futureboy Apr 22 2011 at 16:21

this is interesting: morelmushroom.info/… – Futureboy Apr 22 2011 at 16:28

total fing hippie · Answer 1 · 2011-04-22 16:50:41Z UTC

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A tip for finding morels is go places that have burned in the last few years. I haven't found any morels yet but I have been harvesting spring oyster mushrooms, nettles, false salmon seal shoots, oregon grape flours, and even a few fiddle heads. This whole week has been a clamming tide so I dug bay clams in oregon for two days. Then razor clams in washington for two. I love clams.

answered Apr 22 2011 at 16:50

total fing hippie
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That sounds amazing! The bounty of nature! – Futureboy Apr 22 2011 at 16:51

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fiddle heads and I do not agree. later I read in Harold McGee's "on food and cooking" that there are toxins known to cause blood disorders and cancer in animals who eat them p.259. So now I stay away from ferns. – tartare Apr 22 2011 at 16:55

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yeah there are toxins in them but I like them and I eat very little over a year so I don't really worry about it. Plus I boil them to two changes of water then sauté them in butter so maybe some of the toxins are destroyed. But who knows. If it doesn't upset my stomach and it's just a seasonal treat I am fine with a little toxins. – total fing hippie Apr 22 2011 at 17:01

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yes I believe if you cook fiddle heads most if not all toxins are destroyed. Just got wild morels here in Norcal. Trying to decide what to do with them. – wood Apr 22 2011 at 17:11

it's very possible i didn't prepare them correctly – tartare Apr 22 2011 at 17:40

Barb · Answer 2 · 2011-04-22 17:17:45Z UTC

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Can't wait for more spring wild things here! Ramps are comin in but it's been so cold and weird this spring- it's just like March here right now in SW WI....... I'm really looking forward to wildcrafting- holy spring fever.

answered Apr 22 2011 at 17:17

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tartare · Answer 3 · 2011-04-22 16:15:37Z UTC

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thank you. this post just made me very happy. morels!!!!

i'm not sure how many morels there are around here, but i am going to ask around and see if i can't score some. Also, ramp season is coming soon too!!

answered Apr 22 2011 at 16:15

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You're a Yooper right? You're right in the thick of GOOOOOD Morel country! My signifiers are days around 60 degrees, and nights that don't drop below 45-50 degrees. Wait til after a rain, and then go out and early in the season look on the north sides of hills and trees, later in the season they'll be everywhere. Look for dead ash and elm trees, or oaks, ash tulip and apple trees. Old orchards are great! Watch out for false Morels. morelmushroom.info/Indicator_Trees.html morelmushroom.info/Types_of_Morels.html – Futureboy Apr 22 2011 at 16:24

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Please be careful! – Thomas Seay Apr 22 2011 at 16:36

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will do, I know mushroom hunting should not be done unless you know your mushrooms. Fortunately, I've eaten quite a few morels and I think I could identify them pretty well. – tartare Apr 22 2011 at 16:42

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Weird, someone just posted this in my FB feed: smithsonianmag.com/travel/… – Futureboy Apr 22 2011 at 16:52

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The only mushroom that you can confuse with a morel is a black elfin saddle and they don't really look all that similar plus black elfin saddles aren't poisonous some say they are even edible but some say they are not so I just don't eat them. – total fing hippie Apr 22 2011 at 16:56

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pjnoir · Answer 4 · 2011-04-22 20:03:49Z UTC

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got to love jersey!

answered Apr 22 2011 at 20:03

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I'm learning to love certain parts of it. – Futureboy Apr 22 2011 at 20:34

tartare · Answer 5 · 2011-04-23 05:40:23Z UTC

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mmm. it just snowed 2 inches here, i do NOT have a spot yet... looks like i will have to wait.

answered Apr 23 2011 at 5:40

tartare
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	Dang!! That really sucks. Sometimes if it's a warm spring you can get them early, but the days have to be consistently around 60+. – Futureboy Apr 23 2011 at 6:30
	You really are in good Morel country though, be patient! – Futureboy Apr 23 2011 at 6:30

It’s Morel season! Got a spot?

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