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Nice Dave. I hope we still have a few days to collect. Need this rain to stop, too much is not a good thing and we are getting way to much here.

Enjoy!! We had steak last night with saute morels.. I have one more meal but not sure how I want to make them yet. I really do just like them sauteed in butter so I get the full flavor. When I get more maybe I'll experiment.

Would you believe I found the yellows under a huge oak that was forked and alive on one side, dead on the other. Weird. The halves I found near an unidentifiable dead tree, no bark, surrounded by pines. Also mixed in I found some baby grays. I will check on them in a few days. There is always hope to find more in the next coming days, I am also keeping my eye out for COW. Would love to find both morels and COW in the same day. What a day that would be..LOL

I have finally found my first of the season. Not bad but I want more, lots more!! Found 2 ticks too, but they don't count.

Spent 4 more hours today looking and those little suckers are still no where to be found.. Checked my past places and alot of new ones and nothing. Upside I did find some oysters and fresh saddles.. lots of walking is good for me I know, but those tasty babies are even better for me!! LOL The search will continue, not a quitter.

I did some checking on line and found some kits, but yes that is a good idea. I will take samples of the soil and process the mushrooms and test before eating. Going to give it a shot later this afternoon. Checked other sites and people are finding in other counties around me, suppose to rain today maybe that will help them pop. Thank you so much for the advice.

Thank you for the heads up Dave. Didn't realize the risk involved. Where can I pick up the test kit? Just the thrill of finding them would be nice. I want to eat them yes, but just finding them would be wonderful. Have yet to find a spot that produces more than a handful. Thanks again!!

That makes two of us Dave. I have been out a few times and did not find one morel. The only thing I accomplished was wearing out our Lab puppy, yeah and myself. It did feel good to get back out there. Think I'll check out a few apple orchards tomorrow. Have a list of them near me, figured I'd scope them out and if it looks good I'll call and ask permission to look closer. Good Luck guys, hopefully things will look up soon!! Nice pictures Evan!!

Thank you Dave!!

Thanks so much for the ID. I have seen coral and I have seen jelly. Now I know what happens when you put the two together!!

My search today was satisfying in that I found my very first Hen. Left smaller ones behind to grow. My husband came across this white one which at first I thought was a cauliflower mushroom, but my research tells me it is not. Can any one help? Still finding smooth chants, not many but a few. Love this weather!!

Nice find, good for you. So waiting to find my first one!!

Thanks Dave. I figured it to be a bolete but didn't see it in any of my books including my one with mushrooms found in PA, and didn't want to bring home because I forgot an extra bag for such mushrooms to identify. The yellow ones I have identified as Smooth Chants, and have gotten quite a few, sauteed, sealed and frozen. Made omelettes twice with them. First time finding them, and found 3 different places to revisit next year. Have to admit I think the order of favorites is Morels, Chants and then hens. As far as the turtle I was talking to him and told him to smile.

Beautiful!! Wow!!

Went out again today and added to my stash of smooth chants, made a friend along the way and found this beautiful mushroom. Looked in my books and still have no idea what it is. I didn't want to bring home not knowing what it was. Blended into the area around it. I am always amazed at how beautiful most of the mushrooms I see are.

Thanks Evan. After looking through my books and researching the internet, plus the spore print I am confident that they are smooth chanterelles. We ate the cinnabar chants last night only because there really wasn't many, and they were really good. I worked on the chicken last night and froze in sealer bags. Have to work this morning and will work on the chants when I get home. Really looking forward to trying them. It rained again last night, seems like the story for the last month, will check the patch out again. Saw lots of little ones coming up. Thanks for your reply!!!

Went to a few spots today. Found the chicken I was wanting... but also found a patch of mushrooms that I need some input on. I have never found chanterelle nor Jacks so I am both excited and not wanting to be told they are jacks.

Nice find Dave. I'm off work Tuesday and plan on heading out to find some. Seems they are up in my area!! Can't wait...

Hi John, no I didn't. I had them on the porch (all but the blues) on the table and the storm this morning soaked them. We have really been getting poured on the last three weeks, lot of flooding in my area. Thought they would be safe but the storm happened while I was at work so..... Tried the blues last night, didn't care for them. Never know until you try, now I know.

Finally no rain this morning. Needed to see what the results of all the rain here in eastern Pa would be and found a nice surprise.. blues. Never thought that would happen, really wanted to find some Chants. Just wanted to share. Not sure what the red topped one is and can not find in my books, but the animals seem to enjoy them. Most we found had been munched on by deer or squirrels.

Thank you so much Dave for your information. You are always so helpful. I think the dry one is a white chicken of the woods and am hopeful that the true cow have not yet arrived. Has not been much rain here in the Lehigh Valley. Usually don't hope for rain but fingers are crossed to get just a little.

Took a walk yesterday and found these. We really wanted to find some Chicken of the woods, unfortunately, we were too late, I think. All that we found were dead and dry. First time finding a lions main. The others I am not sure what they are... Sorry the first one is so blurry...

Went out looking for my first hen but found these instead. The white ones left a pink spore print. The yellow one I did not do a spore print on, so pretty I really didn't want to cut it. Found it under a pine in some mulch. The white ones I found under some over growth in dead leaves off a path. Thanks for letting me share.

Out again today in search of hens and chickens. Found a few interesting ones. ID the puffballs and American Suillus. The first picture not really sure what they are, they are really small and will go back to in a few day. The last two pictures not sure of yet, spore print in process. Learning so much each time we head out. Not giving up on the hen or chickens.

Thank you so much Dave for the information. I do plan on picking up the Audubon book, and a few more. The Tyromyces chioneus are very soft and even smell good, very meaty, too bad their aren't good to eat. Again, thanks for your input.