eat-bolete Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Finally, I found a spot with a few morels, they seem to be in pretty bad shape, I wanted to find out if you think what's left of them is still edible or I shouldn't risk it? At least there seem to be no competition in this area, except slugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutddicted Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Desperate times call for desperate measures! Im no expert but I see some salvagable chunks - Ive found half eaten boletes which I used, thoroughly washed of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Oak Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 I'd just save that spot for next year. Those look kinda haggard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawg Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Those look pretty much gone to me . I usually give the morels a soak in salted water to drive out the bugs, but I think these will just fall apart .. Congrats on the find though ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 I think there's salvageable material here. Trim away any white mold or areas that appear to be rotting. These appear to be a little dirty, so they may need to be brushed off or rinsed. One thing to watch out for... a morel that has been munched by a millipede may have an iodine taste that can ruin a meal. (The culprit secretes a noxious substance.) So, I'd suggest sniffing the mushrooms. From what I have read/heard, morels are rare on Long Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eat-bolete Posted May 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Thanks everyone. I ended up eating most of it. Tasted great, no ill effect. Dave, I don't even waste my time looking for morels on Long Island as I've never come across tulip trees here, and the only ash trees I see are only in people's yards. I go a bit north to Westchester county to look for them. Otherwise, the woods around here are mostly oak, pine, black birch and poplar. And out of all tulips I found while hiking in Westchester (a few hundred), the only ones having morels in their vicinity are huge ones (3' in diameter or larger). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Yup, spots with the really large tulip poplar and white ash give you the best chance to find morels in eastern NA (except for the dying apple trees and recently dead elms, where I get my big hauls). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rontram Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 There are Tulip trees on long Island. If you look you'll find them. However, I've never come across any morels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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