Fungi Friday - Golden Chanterelles

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Here is a decent chanterelle haul for this #fungifriday by ewkaw@ewkaw

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Chanterelles are quite easy to identify by their color and gill pattern. The gills are more like veins qhich is unique to chants.

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They tend to grow under hardwood trees during warmer rains in the summer.

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They can be difficult to spot at first because they grow under lots of jewel weeds and other forest undergrowth.

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My daughter is getting good at spotting them while playing with sticks.

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Now its time to clean them. My daughter really loved carrying the bag and kept saying mushrooms mushrooms.

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I first rinse all the dark soil off of them. It takes a few rinses to get it out of the strange gills.

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Next I soak them in salt water for a few minutes to loosen any other dirt and slightly add a salty flavor to them.

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Finally once they are soaked they need to dry a few hours on a wash cloth. Now they are ready for cooking. This batch we cooked with onions and put them as a topping on butternut squash soup. They paired quite well.

That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)

Fungi Friday - Golden Chanterelles | Ecency