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Minnesota Summertime Edibles 2022

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2022 season well lets start the discussion on summer mushroom, the less known probably better mushrooms.
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Speaking of shrimp, I have a place I could pick gallons of them, but have never tried them... So, I have a few questions. First of all, are they decent to eat if cooked right? From what I've read, the key is to caramelize them, not just saute. Apparently makes a difference with texture and flavor. Also, this is a place with tons of honeys late summer/fall, but how do I know they are from honeys? Can they easily be from another mushroom that is not good to consume??
For those of you that have good experience with them, can you fill me/us in on some details of the aborted entoloma?
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Well, its more than that though, cause it also involves honey mushrooms. From what I've read, there can be a reaction between honeys and entolomas while they are in close proximity, causing the entoloma to abort. I've also read that it has been proven to happen with different mushrooms involved, and those shrooms can be inedible or cause GI upset or worse. So this is why I've just left them alone. Figured I'd ask on here since this is what we do, hoping to find out more information about this.
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There doesn't seem to be rock hard info on this. This is what wikipedia says:

Entoloma abortivum, commonly known as the aborted entoloma[2] or shrimp of the woods, is an edible mushroom in the Entolomataceae family of fungi. Caution should be used in identifying the species before eating[3] (similar species such as Entoloma sinuatum being poisonous).[4] First named Clitopilus abortivus by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis, it was given its current name by the Dutch mycologist Marinus Anton Donk in 1949.[5]
It was believed that the honey mushroom, Armillaria mellea, was parasitizing the entoloma. But research[6] has indicated that the inverse may be true—the entoloma may be parasitizing the honey mushroom. There is still some disagreement by mushroom collectors about this since it is common to see both the aborted and unaborted forms of the entoloma on wood and in leaf litter, whereas Armillaria generally only fruits on wood. Both versions of the entoloma have also been observed when there are no Armillaria fruiting.
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Here another article that suggests the entoloma actually causes armillaria and other mushrooms to abort.
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Ya, they both grow so fast. I'm surprised those oysters look so aged for one night of growth. You sure they were't there the day before? Either way, if they grew in a night, they shouldn't be buggy!
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I am no expert on trumpets, but I'd like to be... I found "3" once... lol Mixed forest. From what I understand, they like not only well drained slopes, but the drainage spots where two slopes come together. I gave my daughter one and she hasn't stopped talking about them for 2 years. She doesn't even like mushrooms... So this year is the year, as I plan to go back to the area I found them and concentrate on that area. The problem is, there are so many other good shrooms there that you get distracted easily... Good Luck and report back if you have success.
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I agree with all of that! The one time I found them, it was big older white oaks, moss, drainage, and some sunlight, but not much. They are older oaks after all, so it was definitely more shaded than sunny. I looked back through my photos and it was early/mid August when I found them. Well, hopefully this helps us all this year!
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I found them high, just over the peak of a ridge in the woods, west facing, but very shaded. Not much ground cover. Pretty open.
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My book says absolutely NOT for Rosy and Reddish Russulas, yes for Shrimp Russula if you can positively identify it. I say don't bother, its not worth getting intestinal sickness...

I pop on here and live vicariously through you guys, so please keep it up. I've been wrapped up in a home remodel for the last 6 months, but it goes up for sale on Friday FINALLY! So hopefully I can contribute to the forum soon...
Good Luck out there.
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Great pics! I'm planning to take my boy to one of my favorite August spots on Saturday. He's 3 and its finally time for him to hike with me! I've been so busy for the last 6 months that he's pretty excited to have some Dad time finally. Hopefully my spot has had enough rain to make it worth while. Plus, I still need to hike my property, which I haven't done all summer. Good luck out there!
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Well, It wasn’t a huge haul, but we found plenty of keepers. You can definitely tell its been dry until recently. You gotta wonder if the drought last year did a lot of damage to different spots, dry out mycelium colonies and such…
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I can't believe its already that time, for Maitake... My new place has become a mushroom mecca! I honestly don't think I've ever seen so many different species of mushrooms in one place! I've been finding some really nice meaty smooth chants, and found 5 porcini just 15 feet from my front door, growing from the lawn. Lawn basically being woods, but mowed... Haven't had time to good full-on foraging, but hope to this week. Good luck out there!
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Finally went on my first summer/fall forage on my land. It turned out pretty good! Lots of hedgehogs. The maitake ended up being infested with thousands of tiny jumping worms… lol So they were jumping all over my counter and everything else! That had to get thrown out. I still have a chunk of oaks and pines to go explore.
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