Bring on the Shrooms

[ISU Fisherman]

Can't wait for the mushrooms to start pop'n up. I have reciently moved to Des Moines and am looking for some spots. I wouldn't want you to give up your prime spots, but some general area would be great. I know there are some up at big creak, but after that, I don't know . PLEASE HELP.

[goodyy7]

Wish I could help, but I do all my shrooming on private land in Warren COunty. I work in Johnston and they have quite a few in the woods behind where I work as well.....sorry I cant help, but I am also looking forward to finding and eating some already! Wish you could keep them FRESH all year.

goody

[Guest]

Goody and others!
For deep fried morels all year long try this!
Rinse Clean well,soak in salt water to kill the bugs but dont soak for to long or you will loose flavor rinse well again and drain extra moisture on towels,beat enough eggs to coat mushrooms and then roll in cracker or cornflake crums(flour doesnt turn out as well)place single layered on a piece of wax paper on a cookie sheet and freeze well(making sure they are well frozen removes excess moisture so you dont get as many ice cristals and they dont stick togeather)After ther well froze transfer to a ziplock and freeze for storage.When you want mushrooms just heat your oil to temp(I like 375)and drop the mushrooms in still frozen(DONT thaugh first)I have kept them from season to season like this for the last five years and they turn out great!When storing in the freezer its best to keep them in a chest freezer or one that doesnt have auto defrost as the auto defrost ones arent good for long term storage!
Good luck and great eating!CAL

[OO Buckshot]

Hey Fisherman, not going to be able to help you to much. I live south of Iowa City and have a few places on privite land. But my brother-in-law lives in Des Moines and hunts around Big Creek and also Brushy Creek. He does pretty will each year, but i don't know where around those areas he goes.
I second Cal's method of keeping mushies for winter eating, I use the same method and it works really well. We cooked up a couple hunderd at Thanksgiving and my kids loved them before the turkey got to the table.
Good luck on your hunting, just being out is the best part.

[goodyy7]

ANy reports on shrooms yet? I heard they are being found in northern Missouri now...any iowa ones yet???

goody

[Guest]

Goody acording to my temps they should be starting in southern iowa.If you make it around twelve or three mile this weekend you might want to take a look in south to eastern exposures.More rain will help and when the temps get back in the 70's watch out!When i say they should be starting i mean most of your finds will be small grays!

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cal

[goodyy7]

Bring em on! I have grandparents just south of 12Mile to keep me informed on shrooming down that way. Shouldnt be long with these temps.

goody

[Finns]

Check out mushrooms in the Open Water Forum.

[goodyy7]

Reports of greys are starting to come in. Some in eastern Iowa and not sure where the other guy was from. It is TIME!

goody

[ISU Fisherman]

Went out last night to a couple of my mushroom spots........nothing but a few ticks.

[goodyy7]

Took the girlfriend on her first ever shroom hunting outing. 5min after I told her how to look and what to look for I hear her say, "Honey, I think I found some!" We ended up getting a couple dozen small greys. They will taste mighty fine with some walleye for lunch tomorrow!

goody