tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post7172356236865380073..comments2023-12-03T08:13:24.652-08:00Comments on Fat of the Land: Putting Up PorciniLangdon Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-439576704706555752010-09-21T12:15:46.081-07:002010-09-21T12:15:46.081-07:00Beautiful boletes, Lang! I think the mushroom fora...Beautiful boletes, Lang! I think the mushroom foraging chapter of FOTL is probably my favorite although your experiences of lantern squid fishing were pretty awesome too. We've had such a dry summer back east that we'll be lucky to get any wild mushrooms at all. Even now it's cooled down a bit, it's still pretty much bone dry. All of which is a shame because I had earmarked next Jonnyhttp://weareneverfull.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-10125663133284615752009-12-15T03:47:14.042-08:002009-12-15T03:47:14.042-08:00We live on the edge of the escarpment (Afro Montai...We live on the edge of the escarpment (Afro Montaine) Forest in Limpopo Provine South Africa. WE find Boletus by the basket after a really good electrical storm. Best place - under +/- 20 Pinus Patula.<br />Uses at home;<br />Fried with Butter<br />Pickled in Olive Oil<br />Frozen after being VERY lightly sauteed in olive oilDebbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-62600931166857516082009-10-08T20:14:05.067-07:002009-10-08T20:14:05.067-07:00I know nothing about foraging this is so interesti...I know nothing about foraging this is so interesting. It seems that many of your comments come from gathering regulars- very cool.Devonhttp://www.travelingtastebuds.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-28073342377548018362009-09-24T20:19:57.442-07:002009-09-24T20:19:57.442-07:00Goodness. I saw some foraged porcinis at the marke...Goodness. I saw some foraged porcinis at the market this wekend, they were $20 a pound! I didn't buy any :( I should have. I never had a fresh porcini. Yet.Nurithttp://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-6962147646046115202009-09-23T06:24:23.707-07:002009-09-23T06:24:23.707-07:00Oh yum! Thanks for sharing that recipe--can't ...Oh yum! Thanks for sharing that recipe--can't wait to try it.<br /><br />We pick many varieties of porcini here in Finland (and I've also unfortunately learned the hard way about worms!) and usually store the excess by slicing them thinly and drying them in a sunny window. It works very nicely!Michelehttp://www.ahousecallednut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-43423201692478703802009-09-22T12:23:51.951-07:002009-09-22T12:23:51.951-07:00Hank - Better yet, maybe we should do a porcini hu...Hank - Better yet, maybe we should do a porcini hunt on the coast while I'm in Cali...or perhaps I could witness a duck hunt...<br /><br />Albert - I love the Everglades, but for fungi I'm afraid you'll want to head north. Then again, nearby Georgia has excellent morel picking in the spring.<br /><br />Trever - Kings in my state are more of a late Oct deal on the coast; not sure aboutLangdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-64694934475391947752009-09-21T21:48:55.876-07:002009-09-21T21:48:55.876-07:00Being an inexperienced bolete forager, would it be...Being an inexperienced bolete forager, would it be right to assume that after this summery spell we'll see kings' at sea level in early October?Treverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621433833925844358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-46588739297582934342009-09-20T05:21:41.227-07:002009-09-20T05:21:41.227-07:00Lovely, just beautiful!
Florida doesn't offer...Lovely, just beautiful!<br /><br />Florida doesn't offer much quite frankly, I need to get up north...<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Albert Rasch<br /><a href="http://trochronicles.blogspot.com/2009/07/instincts-and-hunting.html" rel="nofollow">Instincts and Hunting</a><br /><a href="http://trochronicles.blogspot.com/2009/06/bloggers-defenders-of-great-outdoors.html" rel="nofollow">Bloggers: Albert A Raschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-54766759766424499442009-09-16T12:26:48.880-07:002009-09-16T12:26:48.880-07:00Dude, bring some down to Sacto when you come to re...Dude, bring some down to Sacto when you come to read FOTL. And that recipe is nearly identical to one in the Terre Vivante preservation book, one I intend to use with matsutake mushrooms...Hunter Angler Gardener Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996285578001308125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-72438504902549141952009-09-16T11:38:14.932-07:002009-09-16T11:38:14.932-07:00Rachel - That 5-day deluge was hard on the boletes...Rachel - That 5-day deluge was hard on the boletes--froze them in their tracks. Hopefully they're popping again but I haven't checked patches lately. Love those lemony Admirals.<br /><br />Anonymous - That's his last name. Everyone calls him that. He's a character in my book, too, if you want to get to know him better. ;)<br /><br />Michael - I still get the chills from a pile o&#Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-16709137535405049122009-09-15T17:58:29.525-07:002009-09-15T17:58:29.525-07:00You should consider just drying the wormy boletes ...You should consider just drying the wormy boletes as long as theyre more bolete-than-worm-tunnel. It always drives me crazy when I find sliced and discarded boletes in the field. It gives away your patches AND its just plain wasteful, especially with buttons. Whats a little added insect protein?Perry Austinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-21731183927712233062009-09-15T06:48:00.195-07:002009-09-15T06:48:00.195-07:00I'm available for some of those porcini if you...I'm available for some of those porcini if you have extra to "give-away." What a bounty!Ciao Chow Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479595368522070565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-59677654566586042122009-09-14T17:06:57.268-07:002009-09-14T17:06:57.268-07:00"gave away"? What's a guy got to do ..."gave away"? What's a guy got to do to be on the good end of this? Something like lead you to salmon and loan you a boat? No, not enough?<br />;)Paulhttp://web.me.com/riverwader/blog/Embracing_the_Chaos/Embracing_the_Chaos.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-34477921098468367052009-09-14T13:48:53.899-07:002009-09-14T13:48:53.899-07:00Wow, I exhaled involuntarily when I saw that bowl ...Wow, I exhaled involuntarily when I saw that bowl of pristine quartered buttons at the end.Michael @ Herbivoracious.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04338894231581563018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-4575116543609749372009-09-14T13:10:22.096-07:002009-09-14T13:10:22.096-07:00those look like some great mushrooms. I appreciat...those look like some great mushrooms. I appreciate the pickling recipe as well.<br /><br />is your friend Cora a guy? You do say "his"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-56271516032630545262009-09-14T11:44:19.052-07:002009-09-14T11:44:19.052-07:00Do you think they're still out since the rain ...Do you think they're still out since the rain dried up? I collected some not long ago but was wondering whether or not I'd have to wait for another good rainfall to find more.<br /><br />I did find 6 large Admiral Boletes in great condition just yesterday. Not a ton but enough for a good-sized meal.Rahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393470767318967015noreply@blogger.com