Foraged Food Thread

[Beignet]

I like hunting and eating edible plants and fungi as well as critters. Looking forward to morel season here in MT myself.

Must be right around ramp time in the east, no?

What are you folks finding out there this year? Photos, basic geographic location, and recipes are all very welcome!

 

[Gellar]

I’ve picked quite a bit of watercress the last couple of weeks. I saw a huge patch of ramps this morning and the nettles are a few inches high right so those will be ready to pick soon! Morels are usually late April to mid May here.

 

[MThuntr]

10 inches of snow hit the ground yesterday...might be awhile but I'm curious to see if I can find some shrooms soon

 

[Beignet]

10 inches of snow hit the ground yesterday...might be awhile but I'm curious to see if I can find some shrooms soon

Ha! We were out messing around in 65 degree weather last week remarking "Must be mushroom season soon?" Then this cold front swept back through. Concur that the thought is on hold for a bit.

 

[JShane]

Spring walking onions are one item in my neck of the woods right now.

 

[Hunting Wife]

Ramps were beautiful the last couple weeks in WV. Unfortunately I was there on business so couldn’t forage. But I did graze a little. My first experience with ramps- I can see the appeal

 

[JShane]

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Ramps were beautiful the last couple weeks in WV. Unfortunately I was there on business so couldn’t forage. But I did graze a little. My first experience with ramps- I can see the appeal

these and Morels are on my to do list at some point. That's a great photo to btw.

 

[dirtclod Az.]

As I have mentioned here before, I enjoy elk berries,
meadow muffins and road apples!

 

[Beignet]

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Ramps were beautiful the last couple weeks in WV. Unfortunately I was there on business so couldn’t forage. But I did graze a little. My first experience with ramps- I can see the appeal

Looks like a productive holler!

 

[Hunting Wife]

As I have mentioned here before, I enjoy elk berries,
meadow muffins and road apples!

You, sir, have eclectic taste. And probably little competition.

 

[dirtclod Az.]

You, sir, have eclectic taste. And probably little competition.

As they say: you are what you eat!

 

[Jigginjakescharters]

Recently got into mushroom hunting and I’m hooked

 

[Beignet]

We found a ramp honey-hole in the Catskills last spring. Pickled most of the stem bits. The leaves aren’t super flavorful, but we blanched them to get rid of the bitterness, puréed them with some olive oil, salt & pepper, etc, then froze them in an ice cube tray to make little nuggets to fry eggs in.

 

[Joe Hulburt]

Started off the year with a good batch of Hedgehog’s in early January.

 

[fowladdict]

Cool thread! A couple of things I've never heard of.... "Ramps" and "Hedgehogs". What do the ramps roots look like when you pull them?

 

[Beignet]

Cool thread! A couple of things I've never heard of.... "Ramps" and "Hedgehogs". What do the ramps roots look like when you pull them?

Like green onions. Not sure the veracity, but have been told that they’ll regrow some of you leave the actual rooting in the ground. I usually feel in a bit and try to sever the ramp just above the root with a spoon. I failed in the second image.

The white and reddish parts are good pickled or in a pesto.

 

[Beignet]

Started off the year with a good batch of Hedgehog’s in early January.

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I’ll bet the moisture in coastal Oregon makes for all kinds of interesting fungi. Nice haul!

 

[hank4elk]

I'm in NM now. Not much here really
So tonight I foraged through my freezer & cupboard and came up with elk cheeseburgers and tatertots for Rio & I. Cinnamon coffee cake for desert. Free range cake.

 

[DouglasR]

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Ramps were beautiful the last couple weeks in WV. Unfortunately I was there on business so couldn’t forage. But I did graze a little. My first experience with ramps- I can see the appeal

I was first shown these last year by a mountain biker on the edge of the mtb trail then reminded of them by your post earlier this year.
I found a large patch of them Tuesday night whilst trail running but unfortunately they’re in a park that doesn’t allow foraging.
I’ve gotta get over to the mtb trail soon to try to score some.

 

[Gellar]

Like green onions. Not sure the veracity, but have been told that they’ll regrow some of you leave the actual rooting in the ground. I usually feel in a bit and try to sever the ramp just above the root with a spoon. I failed in the second image.

The white and reddish parts are good pickled or in a pesto.
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True, on public ground you should only cut the stem and leave the bulb. And always only cut what you’ll need. Over harvest of ramps has hurt the population a lot the last several years.