hi,,,i'm euwil gibbons, did you every eat a pine tree?

[john warren]

lol not really but close.
theres a lot of cool foods in nature. for example. garlic mustard, an invasive speci here in michigan. makes a very nice pesto. and the roots can be used as horseradish, and the seeds,,well mustard of course.

then theres those wonderful morel mushrooms...lots of other things like that. any you search out while camping?
i assume no one passes up berries.

[Thomas G.]

John, if you need any extra garlic mustard, let me know. We have volunteers taking it out of the local state park by the TON!

[john warren]

Originally Posted by Thomas G.

John, if you need any extra garlic mustard, let me know. We have volunteers taking it out of the local state park by the TON!

lol, i know, i'm part of the stewardship network doing that work in michigan. i usually pick about three garbage bags per weekend.
stewardship is a great way to give back something for all the beauty our state gives us.

[CindyL]

How about hosting a morel mushroom rally, John? I have not had them for years and years. My cousins have been posting pix of their meals on Facebook. Torture. I live in the city now.

CindyL

[john warren]

Originally Posted by Thomas G.

John, if you need any extra garlic mustard, let me know. We have volunteers taking it out of the local state park by the TON!

in fact,,if you would like to try it, we are having a stewardship day in algonac state park on sunday may 6th.
its a lovely park, right on the st. clair river. you can watch the freighters go by from your campsite. might be something fun to do and an excuse to go camping overnight.

i think a morel trip would be awsome,,, are they still showing up? or is it late in the year for that?

[Mike Magee]

Around the last week of September our family would pick honey mushrooms. They grow out of dead wood (stumps, fallen limbs) in the forest, which makes them different from most mushrooms. Sautee 'em in butter, with onions, then at the end we'd add sour cream and simmer for a couple minutes. Overtop boiled potatoes, a very tasty dish.

I haven't found them in Oklahoma. Haven't had them in 20 years.

[Rene]

Yeah, its one of my favorite things to do while camping in rural areas. Mushrooms: morels, shaggy manes, oyster mushroom, Aspen rough stems and combstooths are my favorites. Berries and fruit of all kinds. Fiddlehead ferns and stinging nettle greens first thing in the spring. But I also garden so I lack for nothing.

[john warren]

lol still waiting for someone to ask" just how old are you, that you remember euwil gibbons? and how was the ride on that animal filled ark anyway?"

i'm not saying im old,,,,,but the dead sea was just sick when i was born.

[Roger Kimble]

Originally Posted by john warren

in fact,,if you would like to try it, we are having a stewardship day in algonac state park on sunday may 6th.
its a lovely park, right on the st. clair river. you can watch the freighters go by from your campsite. might be something fun to do and an excuse to go camping overnight.

i think a morel trip would be awsome,,, are they still showing up? or is it late in the year for that?

We are going 17th,18th,19th and 20th to Cadillac, long Lake camp ground, mushroom hunting.

[john warren]

Originally Posted by Roger Kimble

We are going 17th,18th,19th and 20th to Cadillac, long Lake camp ground, mushroom hunting.

very cool, i will be a ways from cadilac, over on the black river , by Onoway from the 19th threw the 26th guarding the sturgeon spawning. might look around a little for some shroom .