When FabGrandma told me about some mushrooms on a tree I certainly didn’t expect this. A stump half covered with the choice edible Oyster mushrooms sitting between two storage containers.
I only picked a couple of these beauties.
They did have a few small worms which I rinsed off, at least most of them. Probably should have soaked them in salt water to drown all the little wigglers. But hey, it’s just protein.
And they sautéed so fine.
Voila, dinner.
And yes, you can browse in a national park. Just don’t gather buckets full to take with you. Pick and eat berries or mushrooms while you visit. But you’d better know what you’re doing.
Plus, these shrooms never left the park, if you know what I mean.
Do you gather wild edibles?
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Would love to gather more wild edibles but I have to stick with what I know which isn’t much. In a “former life” I was an organic gardener and grew every fruit and berry that would grow in the Virginia Foothills as well as having a huge vegetable garden. NOTHING is better than fresh food picked and prepared and eaten 1, 2, 3. Love the North Rim. What a GREAT summer job you have!
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Gaelyn! I come a’callin’ and you’ve moved! Love your new digs, and love the mushrooms. Man, I’m hungry. Gotta get back to blogging again ’cause I’m missing my buddies. Gotta explore your new site – looks cool! XO
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I didn’t know I could browse in a national park. Thanks!
That’s great. I’ll leave the picking and eating to those who know what they are doing.
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Wow there are a lot there. Bet that was a good dinner, I love oyster mushrooms. Take care Diane
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Those mushrooms make for a pretty picture, both on the stump and the dinner plate. Yum!
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Nope — I’d be scared to try. (But I’d eat them if somebody I trusted fried em up for me!)….I just don’t know enough to it myself.
Didn’t know you could gather anything in a NP (not that I’ve ever wanted to)…….
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We often see these large growths on tree stumps. But I don’t have the nerve to try to cook them. With mushroons you can’t afford to be wrong!!! But yours look wonderful.
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I agree with Sally, those do make for a great picture on the stump and on the dinner plate — and tasty looking, too! Oh, yes, YUM!! Have a great week, Gaelyn!
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I would be to scared to pick any mushrooms in the wild. I just don’t know enough about them. But imagine having a tree stump like that in the back yard somewhere.
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They certainly looked delicious but I think I’ll leave mushroom gathering to the experts.
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They do look good and I love mushrooms. But, I think I would leave mushroom picking to the experts. Great post and photos. Have a great day.
You are a wise wise woman. I don’t collect ‘shrooms out in the wild because of the whole poisoning thing….and it’s good to know about sampling some of the wild goodies while in a National Park. The worms wouldn’t bother me at all and they looked delish. This is an art I would like to learn down the road or during a summer trip, but the poison can kill one…so it’s best to go picking with the pros:) I do pick berries….the latest fruits were strawberries in the wild. Delish!
I absolutely LOVE oyster mushrooms. They have them here, too.
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You are courageous, I would only have eaten them with you or with someone being sure of what is picked…
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