Zim hit the motherload of these while doing a survey yesterday. We went back for more today.



We were not familiar with them, but apparently lots of friends are and folks sell them at the local farmer's market. Here are a couple of articles Zim found:

https://www.mushroom-appreciation.c...ml#yellow-oyster-mushroom-identification
https://modernfarmer.com/2023/05/is-your-favorite-new-mushroom-eradicating-native-mushroom-species/

Apparently they are a non-native species that got here somehow and really took off in Southern Wisconsin. They are delicious.

Interesting stuff. (Awaiting comment from Hodagtrapper.)

we have had them they remind me of the stem of morel mushroom for flavor.

They are good especially if you harvest them before the bugs help themselves.

Chris

I should have a mess of them in the pearl oyster variety this fall from our logs. They are very good eating.

So some poor sap is paying Zim to run lines and set pipe while in reality he is picking mushrooms? Good plan.

I wonder if Carlos Castaneda would have anything to say about those.

Moosetrot

All in a day's work Corky!
Been awhile since I have read ol' Carlos' book Moosy, but he likely would be disappointed with these.

Zim

Last time I read that book I was wearing bell bottoms, a tie-dyed t-shirt, and was listening to Black Sabbath.

Moosetrot

Good stuff!

Picked a few today while doing some food plot work. Fried In butter and dipped In ranch dressing.

I wish I lived closer ADC, I would have enjoyed some of that.

man they look great

i think i tryed getting you interested a year or 2 ago zim when you were talking about raising mushrooms id rather have them than morels ive found a lot of them around reedsburg you can find them everytime it rains several months a year enjoy

Wait a minute. That's me...TODAY!

This thread made me think of the article I stumbled upon the other day

https://share.google/T5DOtXY4iCdiwjU0O

Patrice, what fine meal did you and Zim have with those delicious looking shrooms?

It prefers dead elm.

I talked to the lady from UW doing the research project on the golden oyster. Interesting.

My mushroom logs grow a bunch every year. I am waiting for them to sprout as we speak.