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Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 05 8:42 pm Post subject: Is this what it looks like?

I am new to this and suddenly saw this when i was walking to my car across the car park at work, In the middle of Newham, that built up and congested London brough,
This is a morrel isnt it?
there are a few different types of mushroom growing and I am going to try and take some pictures but I found this one hard to beleive. There are no trees around whatso ever but we did lay a mulch of bark at the end off last year.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 05 8:54 pm Post subject:
It looks like 'em, but I've never seen one in real life. Bark chippings in towns etc is one of the places they recommend you look.

jema
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 05 9:04 pm Post subject:
Even I know that looks like a Morrel and what the heck if you die in agony you will be in no position to sue.

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 05 9:11 pm Post subject:

jema wrote:

Even I know that looks like a Morrel

and what the heck if you die in agony you will be in no position to sue.

Very true but it wouldnt do my reputation as a chef much good would it.

( and as a side note I hate mushrooms and threfore before joining downsizer would not have looked at a shroom therefore have no idea of what they look like, its my OH that loves them and I dont fancy 25 years for poisoning)

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 05 9:13 pm Post subject:
well, being an ethical site we could do with a few more morrels.

jema
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 05 9:16 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

well, being an ethical site we could do with a few more morrels.

Someone shoot that man

snowball
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 05 10:44 pm Post subject:

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
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Location: Suffolk

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 05 10:45 pm Post subject:
Shame Cab's away. But it looks pretty like it to me! You could dry them and keep them aside until our guru gets back from his gallivanting

Guest

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 05 11:05 am Post subject:
WICKED - yes that definately looks like one to me... however - not having seen any with my bare eyes/hands its hard for me to qualititavely say... I'm green with envy though... you lucky person..! Richy

hardworkinghippy

Joined: 01 Jan 2005
Posts: 1110
Location: Bourrou South West France

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 05 5:59 pm Post subject:
Pilsbury, You have two more "oui's" from us in deepest France.... Well spotted! HWH

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 05 8:08 pm Post subject:
Hmmm... Morels. Growing by a carpark, probably on or about some woodchips? Very nice. Hard to be entirely sure from the pic, but they look like Morchella elata, which ain't bad but perhaps isn't the most sort after of the morels. Console yourself with the fact that stewed down with rabbit they're bloody great.

jema
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 05 8:11 pm Post subject:
Welcome back Cab

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