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 Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Planning Forum Morels? Reply
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| paddlefamily |
06/05/2011 02:31PMquote mr.barley: "We used to eat what we thought were morels on canoe trips for years. We have since found out that we were eating false morels which are mildly toxic. They tasted just like real morels We never experienced any ill effects, but we have since stopped eating them. We saw plenty of those...called them the "brains". |
| blutofish1 |
06/05/2011 05:19AM This is a real one
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| CapitalCity |
06/04/2011 07:04PMquote mr.barley: "We used to eat what we thought were morels on canoe trips for years. We have since found out that we were eating false morels which are mildly toxic. They tasted just like real morels We never experienced any ill effects, but we have since stopped eating them. Those don't look like morels. The tops are solid and wrinkly looking, morels are more open cells on top (like a sponge). Also the stems do not appear hollow on these. Morels are hollow, stem and body. |
| mr.barley |
06/04/2011 02:07PM We used to eat what we thought were morels on canoe trips for years. We have since found out that we were eating false morels which are mildly toxic. They tasted just like real morels We never experienced any ill effects, but we have since stopped eating them. 
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| Gagbwi |
06/04/2011 11:43AM Careful... We've been eating morels for years. Last year in the boundary waters we thought we found some and actually picked them and took them back to camp with us. They were slightly odd shaped but pretty close to what we find down south. They smelled identical but we decided it was too risky. We took pictures and found out (when we got home)that they were indeed poisonous with no antidote, very bad news. I didn't think the false morels were out in the spring but was very wrong. So... I wouldn't chance it. |
| Beaverjack |
06/03/2011 05:55PM I saw some red mushrooms all over the portage trails last week. Don't know if they were edible. Likely not, so I didn't partake. Been meaning to learn about shrooms for a long time. Need a book and some Roger Dean art, I guess. |
| Arlo Pankook |
06/02/2011 11:48AM The timing should be just right now. On the Gunflint side the birch were just starting to leaf out last weekend. Usualy best when deciduous trees just start to leaf out and before the ferns go nuts in my experience. |
| wawasee |
06/02/2011 09:29AM There has to be some mushrooms in the northwoods. I know several are found in Canada so look around ash trees. |
| Frenchy |
06/02/2011 07:14AM Peak has ended in SE Minnesota, so should be soon in the North. Make sure the ones you pick have a hollow stem! |
| CapitalCity |
06/01/2011 09:45PM Dead or dying areas, sandy soil, burn areas 1yr after. Peak time was about 3 weeks ago down in IA where my dad lives, do the math looking at average temps between central IA and northern MN... I am guessing peak is right about now in the BWCA. |
| paddlefamily |
06/01/2011 08:41PM I saw one real one (and plenty of fakes) a week ago when we were up there, near Lake One. It was right near a portage by some pine and other brush. Here it is. I left it for another to discover. 
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| Richwon4 |
06/01/2011 08:40PM I hear that too, but the real thing must be there. |
| kanoes |
06/01/2011 08:31PM ive read that you will only find false morels up there. |
| Richwon4 |
06/01/2011 08:29PM So when do they peak and what kind of trees do you look for when searching for a snack in the bw? In Indiana it is dead or dying elm trees. Thanks |
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