Mushrooms!

Last weekend I went mushroom hunting with two friends up on Mt. Hood. We were primarily looking for Chantrelles, but were excited to just get out and tromp in the woods. We ended up finding quite a few Chantrelles, as well as Lobster mushrooms and lots of others that we left alone. Here's our joint haul:

Naturally I've been sworn to secrecy as to the exact spot where we found our mushrooms, but that just adds to the fun!

Processing them was tedious; I did a combination of drying, freezing, and of course cooking! Here's the ones I dried, and the finished product (doesn't look like much):

I'd love to go out again. A good mushrooming reference is the book "All that the Rain Promises, and More..." by David Arora, found here. I think Oyster mushrooms will be popping up soon. In the meantime, I think I need to find a good mushroom ravioli recipe!