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Jam Lady



Joined: 28 Dec 2006
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Location: New Jersey, USA
PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 19 3:54 pm    Post subject: It's July Reply with quote
    

It's July. That means it is hot. And humid. And you know what that means, right?



It's time for chanterelles! Here's today's haul. Chanterelles and chicken, tonight.

 
dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes
PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 19 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

yum

 
gz



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8954
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 19 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

and the wild cherries here are STILL not ripe...

 
Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15997

PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 19 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sadly our one wild cherry is rather a long way up, so we never see any cherries. I have had them from other trees in the past though, and they are rather good, although the cherry brandy made from them wasn't much to my taste. We seem to be in raspberry season in the woods at the moment, but not sure if I will have a lot of time to pick this week.

Jam Lady, those chanterelles look good. We occasionally get a few, but it has been quite dry here lately. We have rain forecast for later in the week, so perhaps we may get some next week.

 
sgt.colon



Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.
PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 19 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

They do look yummy. I've never had them though, which is a shame as I love mushrooms.

 
Jam Lady



Joined: 28 Dec 2006
Posts: 2573
Location: New Jersey, USA
PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 19 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Dinner last night was quite yummy. The chanterelles were prime - open the refrigerator and their perfume just wafted out. We had chanterelles sauteed with onion, diced the leftover broiled chicken thighs from the night before, served over rice.

I am apparently a creature of habit - my previous Foraging entry from August 2018 was about chanterelles AND the identical menu. Too funny!

 
Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15997

PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 19 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sounds good. Ir you enjoy it, why change.

 
Jam Lady



Joined: 28 Dec 2006
Posts: 2573
Location: New Jersey, USA
PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 19 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Why change? Because last night we had chanterelles sauteed with onion, green peas, pan broiled shrimp served over rice. And that might have been even a little better.

 
dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 19 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

as a stuffing in a wild duck they are superb

 
Jam Lady



Joined: 28 Dec 2006
Posts: 2573
Location: New Jersey, USA
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 19 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Finished off the chanterelles tonight.



Oh yes, also some salmon. And wine, a rose.

 
Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15997

PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 19 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Seems as if you made the most of them Jam Lady.

 
Shan



Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 19 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I do love chanterelles. Never been fortunate enough to forage them but occasionally, I do buy them if they don't look too past their prime.

We once had a load of Morels come up through our gravel. Unfortunately, it has never been repeated.

 
tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 19 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Cherries absolute disaster this year (bloody fruit fly), but have harvested Herman and Ruby plums already, some apricots yesterday and even a few loquats

 
Shan



Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales
PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 19 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Well done you. We got a bowl full of cherries and the birds had the rest.

 
Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15997

PostPosted: Thu Jul 18, 19 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Pity about the cherries. I have had some local ones, and they were beautiful. Their apricots should be ready, but not likely to see them, so will miss another year sadly. Looking forward to the start of the plum season as our farm shop does the full range from early to late.

 
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