Before I saw the pic, I knew it would be 'Molly Moochers' this time of year. ;)

What kind of mushrooms are these?

Morel mushrooms! Yum!

sjerin, those are prized morels! Oh my. I am so envious. It's been years since I had any morels.

Omg I love fried Morels! We used to have them growing in our yard at a previous home. My brother in law that recently passed away knew a secret place to find them near the farm. He would bring in a basket full. No one knows his secret location unfortunately. Those are some really big ones! Please enjoy one for me!

When on the farm, my mother gathered morels at this time of the year. We, too, had a secret patch. Those rascals are very picky about where they grow. Ours grew where an old log cabin had rotted away and the spot was partially shaded. They blend in well among last year's fallen leaves and old grass blades. One has to watch for a similar appearing, "false morel". That one is poisonous. If you are a botanist, you can identify "safe" mushrooms by looking at their gill structure. Unfortunately, I did not learn (from my Botany professor) what the difference was. She only mentioned that it was one sure way to identify the edible ones no matter which species.

nm the mushrooms. A lot of effort went into that basket!

A false morel? Never knew that, I'll have to look that up.

The basket was probably bought years ago from Pat Catans, I use it sometimes to hang on the garden gate and fill with a Fall arrangement of grasses, weeds, and other things I find around the property. It was the first thing I saw in the barn that I could go gather the mushrooms in.

Those are the best kind. We did not find any here this year but have in the past in our yard and woods. We really do like those fried up! Those are very expensive if you can find them in the store to buy.

Sue