More Running, More Mushrooms!

Revisiting Kewash Trail.

8 miles in the sun.

With today being our last day of freedom/ vacation,   we are trying to squeeze as much "fun" as we can from the remaining hours.   What better way than to run around outside and forage for edible goodies!   Sounds fun to me!  Eh?

With a little Shade.

Small Field Boletes! 

We split the last couple of days between trails.   Cheryl had to work yesterday, so we decided to run near Westchester on the Kewash Trail. 

Cheryl is excited.

Let's add them to the group.

While reacquainting ourselves with the "bi-polar" ( meaning good times AND bad!)  trail,  we had the opportunity to find a few stray Field Boletes along the path.  What a great addition to our growing collection. 

Chop Chop!  

Sizzle sizzle!

I fried them up with some Yellow Oysters and Green Onions.   And then folded them into a small omelette.     My only regret is that I forgot to pick one of the ripe cherry tomatoes to add to the mix.   Yummy!   ( Cheese would have been good too, but not necessary.)

Let's Eat! 

Back to TrueBlood Trail.

Today,  we headed back to the Trueblood Trail so Cheryl could get in a longer run.   It started out cool enough, but the sun came out and heated things up fast!   Cheryl still managed cap off a 10 mile run before calling it.  She was pretty happy with the results.  She wanted to do the full 15, but decided against it as she has been doing high miles pretty much all week!   And the sun and heat were slightly higher. 

10 miles complete!  Let's go a Huntin'!

More Boletes!

Taking into account that she BROKE herself last year at this same time...  Better to play it safe and have a year that remains injury free.  ( Besides,  I couldn't run 10 miles... At ALL!   Running 10 miles seems heroic to me.)

Field Boletes.

While in Coralville,  we were able to catch up on some last minute errands.   I changed the Oil in Subie and we dropped off the used stuff at the dump.   Cheryl bought our lunch and cat supplies for tomorrow and Friday.  And a quick stop at Hobby Lobby for some Hobby supplies. 

More Oyster Mushrooms!  

With the remaining time,  we headed back into the woods to see if we could find those elusive summer Boletes.  No luck at the Usual spot, but we did find a few more field Bolites to add to our growing collection.   Cheryl suggested we check out the "Boy Scout Camp"  on the Rotary Club Park hill. 

These are fresher!

We visited this place before,  back in early summer.   I remember the White Summer Oyster Mushrooms coming out there,  but they were rather old and tough.   This time, however,  things were different!

 Another Log of White Oyster Mushrooms.

Cheryl directed me to the old log, and revealed that several new logs had sprouted mushrooms.   I had my pick on which ones were the freshest this time!   I did not gather too many, as the fridge is still filled with LOTS of the Golden Oyster Mushrooms at the moment.   Still, I was curious of how they tasted and if the younger/fresher ones would be better tasting and easier to eat.

Coral Mushroom!

Crown tipped Coral Mushroom? 

While searching around, we also found a coral mushroom!   Just when I thought that all Coral Mushrooms were safe to eat, easily identified, and Basically a true edible FIND..  Someone has to come and scare the crap out of me saying that the False Coral Jelly Mushroom is out there and looks just like the one I have.  Well,   A couple of questions:  IS IT POISONOUS?   or just a look-a-like that is not very tasty?   Kind of important.

Mixed Basket of Goodies.

Found more Field Boletes in the yard.

Well, there was only one small one, so I may have to pass on the experimental tasting and do a little more research.    In the mean time,  Cheryl and I cooked up and sampled the white oyster mushrooms ( young and tender ones) and found them to be quite tender and delicious.

  We also deep fried some of the field Boletes... Not bad, but probably no the best way to eat them.  ( They turn to liquid almost. With a crispy  outer shell,  Still tasty though!)   And finally,  the Yellows and some Store bought Maitake mushrooms.   Cheryl thought they were ok, but still thinks the Yellow Oysters are the best.   I tend to agree.   Between taste and texture, the Yellows have it. 

But there are so many more mushrooms out there, waiting to be sampled.   Perhaps those Bun Boletes will show up soon and we will have another chance to explore the uncharted world of the Summer Mushroom.   Thanks for stopping in.