I went out for a shot the other day with a pal of mine and found some wild mushrooms. I saw them hidden in a hedgerow and was in there like a shot. I was pretty sure they were chanterelles straight away but my pal was a bit more cautious. There was a comment made that if I was seen running round the parish in the nip that night he would know that they were not the harmless chanterelles I thought them to be!!!
I got my mushroom identification book out and I was spot on!!! Just to be sure though I fried off only one and ate it myself. I told Sandy that if I went a bit mad that night to blame the mushrooms. I woke up the following morning thank God, so they definitely were Chanterelles!
Along with the Cep, chanterelles are the kings of the mushroom world and are seriously tasty. They grow under beech and oak and are easy enough to identify. They are orange and look kind of like a trumpet. They smell slightly of apricots too which can only be a good thing! Happily they fruit in the same spot year after year so I should be able to have a reliable supply from now on!!!
I will show you what I did with them in the next post.
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