Edible Wild Plants And Survival....

[spressomon]

To the mushroom forest of course

Seriously, if you or anyone is interested, send me a PM and I can give you some suggestions on where to go here in WA.....But, if you've never picked before, I don't suggest you go picking based on pics.

Cheers,
Salue

Thanks Salue...I was just messing with ya! Mushroom spots are as sacred as good hunting and fishing spots

You should know the old joke: "There are plenty of old mushroom hunters and there are a fair number of bold mushroom hunters...but there aren't any old AND bold mushroom hunters"!

I inherited, from my great grandparents to my grandparents to my parents, wild edible foraging. Specifically mushrooms. We find pine porcini and both black and white morels down this way. Originally I'm from the midwest where we found a wonderful variety of wild mushrooms from spring until late fall.

 

[rusty_tlc]

My first taste of Thimbleberries was on a self-contained mountain bike tour. Apart of our Hood River to Seattle route we road along the John Wayne/Iron Horse RTT trail in Washington and it was lined with ripe delicious Thimbleberries. We didn't ride many miles that day .

They have a close cousin called Black Caps, similar foliage and growth habits but they are dark purple in color and have a much stronger flavor. Like Thimble berries they are not prolific in regard to fruit, but they are very tasty.

As a kid on the Oregon coast we could come home from a day in the woods to full to eat dinner. :sombrero: