Finally found my first morels. On a slope with oaks, maples and beech. Might be why I haven't found any before. I always looked for Tulip poplar and sycamore areas. Reston VA.
Over the years I have taught my nieces/nephews and great nieces/nephews to hunt Merkels. Since I am staying in for a bit they brought me about a pound of fresh ones from right around our house here in Wolf Creek. They have found over 400 the last two days. About 5 pounds. They don't get very big here on the mountain but they are tasty. Now if you could just find 400 up Stoney Creek that would be over 10 pounds.
I made a scratch pizza with sauce I canned last summer. Yummy! Merkel Pizza will cure anything.
Found 30 today in about 1.5 hours. Left about a dozen or more small ones. I thought the 2 days of windy and dry would slow them down but it didn’t. Tonight’s rain should put them in high gear again!
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