That's how our season was two years ago. Weather was warm for a couple weeks then dropped with snow till the beginning of May. The mushrooms had already started growing then got smoked by the wet cold weather. It sucks, but I guess it's another reason to appreciate them even more the years you do well.
We found four a week ago just on our way to the camp site. Went back out today and found I think as many as I have in a day. Also got a couple pheasant backs, which I didn't really know of until this year. Taste test.
Young dryads saddle is a good mushroom. Not a fan of eating them as a meal on their own, but sautéed with onions on a steak, or added to a sauce or soup they are quite tasty. Just make sure they're small and the polyspores on the back are very underdeveloped, otherwise they are tough and taste like wood.
I've never cared for puffball mushroom. I'd love to try it having someone else cook it. Maybe it's just me? I did however see where people are using fried puffball slices as the dough for pizzas and that looked like something I'd like to try.
I've never tried it before. I've heard the taste and texture are... unique. lol Still excited to try it out. We're really into learning how to forage from our woods / property right now.
Its just like tofu. Steals the taste from whatever you cook it in. Made it taste like egg for the chicken burgers and we breaded it for bread sticks. It was actually really good.
See that looks great. I'm gonna have to go find o e and try some different ways of adding some to recipes.
Snagged two puffballs when out setting up a treestand today. Gonna try puffball pizza tomorrow for dinner.
Went out yesterday evening for a quick walk before dark. Started the season right. 231 between three of us.
i found a few small morels a couple weeks ago, and nothing else. but i've never found them before, so it was nice getting to see them where they grow.