Food from the forest .

[SusanMN]

Only if you count picking up acorns for my neighborhood squirrels. I freeze them until November or so and the start tossing them into the yard.

 

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[delnorter]

What a great idea Susan. I’ll have to try that as well.

Mike

 

[ticndig]

Acorns are very bitter but squirrels taste great.

 

[islamoradamark]

treasure comes in all forms this is a perfect example

 

[fistfulladirt]

Almost time for giant puffballs. I get them every fall.

 

[Tpmetal]

I usually just harvest the tender outer parts. They’re my favorite, even more so than morels. My wife prefers morels.

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Kantuck

For sure the best part! only had morels a few times, so far my fav is smooth chanterelles that grow on my land near all the beech trees. fry em up in garlic and butter and throw them on a burger and it will put most food establishments to shame!

 

[Tpmetal]

Almost time for giant puffballs. I get them every fall.

saw a kid running around with one a few years ago the size of a basketball. Never had them yet but I hear good things about deep frying em.

 

[SusanMN]

Acorns are very bitter but squirrels taste great.

Well then, I am fattening them up for you.

 

[ticndig]

I went out mushroom hunting and the mosquitoes ate thru a layer of deep woods off and two shirts to get to this sweet body of mine .
I found a few hundred Black Trumpets and one Indigo milk cap. one of the few natural blue foods provided by nature.

I dehydrated the trumpets and will use them in stir fry and soups at a later date. I ate the Indigo with my lunch.

 

[ticndig]

I walked down to the river and caught me something for dinner , The Mosquitoes were still very active so I didn't stay long

 

[Pavan355]

hey.
Broadly, forest plant foods can be categorized as leaves, seeds and nuts, fruits, tubers and roots, fungi, gum and sap. Collectively they add diversity and flavouring as well as providing protein, energy, vitamins and essential minerals to the human diet.

 

[ticndig]

welcome Pavan , do you forage .

 

[fistfulladirt]

I love fresh catfish.

 

[ticndig]

when the weathers too hot to find any fishing worms I use slim jim snack sausage , the catfish love them and they stay on the hook really well.

 

[Tnmountains]

I will pick morels when I see them. We have a lot of pycolocobin that comes up in the cow fields against the mountain during turkey season and we catch a girl in there picking it all the time. We also have a lot of Gensing but I never have time to dig it as I do not know enough about it to dry it and sell it properly. Hate to ruin it.
Mushrooms are something you really need to know about and I do not. They look delicious though.

 

[ticndig]

I only eat the the ones that are fool proof myself. not looking to die from them for sure.Heck I'm not wanting to eat any to make me trip for that matter.

 

[ChrisManMon]

Nice harvest. Foraging really pairs well with treasure hunting, you get a rush of dopamine everytime you find something to forage or find some treasure, last week while digging for groundnuts (hopniss) I got lucky and dug up some treasure aswell(Old token/button). Mushrooms are too dangerous for me though unless they are really easy to identify like morels or giant puffballs, hopefully one day there will be an app and a device to sample/identify mushrooms for those of us that are less skilled at it.

 

[Tnmountains]

when the weathers too hot to find any fishing worms I use slim jim snack sausage , the catfish love them and they stay on the hook really well.

Have been doing a lot of fishing lately. Bought a new graph and can actually see bream beds stumps and trees. I can actually tell a catfish from a bass by the shape of its head. Going to do some deep water night time blue cat fishing and jig for crappie before long and will try the slim jim. Usually go early and catch a few bream for cut bait.
Stay safe!

 

[ticndig]

The bream will hit the slim jim as well . you can catch a lot of fish off one stick . put a 1/4'' piece on the hook ,squeeze it release a little grease and you're all set.
A bait you can by at any gas station .

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

My favorite food from the forest is venison.