Boletes In JUNE! The First Ones OF The Year.

I was not going to blog today after the last few long posts.   I have to give my fingers a rest if I'm going to write so much.    However!...


Today!  Cheryl discovered the first Field Boletes ( Hortiboletus campestris) on the Kewash Trail.   We found 11 of them and there were more that had already turned white or yellow with age.  Normally I find them in the yard first before we head out to the woods to find them alopng with Chanerelles.   However, this year seems to be a little more favorable for the mushrooms.
 Perhaps it is the rain, or the  high heat or the high Humidity that they are enjoying so much.  It could also be that we are not at a job currently, so we have time to actively search for such things.  Even accidentally stumbling on them is a better tactic than waiting for a weekend to do all of your searching.

These are not the King  Boletes...  They are much smaller than those, but they are so tasty.  I might have mentioned before that they taste like creme cheese when fresh,  cheddar cheese if they are dried.   The are easy to ID with that blue bruising stain.  ( They stain blue if you touch them... )  A very cool effect!  And unlike the Black Staining Polypore,  Blue mushrooms are a little less weird to eat.