Mushroom hunters log plenty of woods miles in search of succulence.
This video provides a great morel stuffing recipe to go with your main turkey dish.
A week or two ago, newspaper columnist Ken White raised the question of what had happened to morels this year.
I know only two things about morels for certain.
When I moved to Missouri 23 years ago, I was amazed at the passion that exists here for the spring ritual of hunting morel mushrooms.
If you collect Missouri mushrooms to eat, you should become familiar with the three most dangerous groups: amanitas, the false morels and a catchall category called little brown mushrooms (LBMs).
Learn how to move vegetable soup up a notch or two just by adding chantarelle or morel mushrooms.
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