MOREL MUSHROOMS

Above are some Yellow Morels foraged in Payne County, Oklahoma.  They are yellow morels (Morchella esculenta ). Morel's are an excellent edible and one of the eaiser mushrooms to ID. In Oklahoma, locals say it is time for the morels when the Red Bud trees start to bloom. I have found them in our hard wood forests and also under cedar trees. They love to plant theirselves in the middle of large briar patches! Morel hunters do not share their spots with you in Oklahoma. Some families have foraged the same spots for generations. Last years harvest was disapointing as we did not get the rain required for a good season. In 2007 the morels where everywhere! Below you will find web sites to aid in your search for morels and how to cook and preserve them.

Pictures and ID
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/apr97.html
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/veg/Wetland/Morel_VK.html
http://theforagerpress.com/fieldguide/food.htm

Cooking and preserving
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/morels/drying.html

http://www.wild-harvest.com/pages/morel.htm
http://www.mushroomsbymillard.net/stuff.htm
http://theforagerpress.com/fieldguide/recipes/morelrcpe.htm

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