BossHogg Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 As you can see i am new to summer/ fall mushroom hunting, but i believe these are jack o lantern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhuntington Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Not positive but they look more like young chanterells. Do you have any pics of where they were growing. If not can you describe where they were growing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossHogg Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 They are growing under a pair of mature beech trees in a woods with a lot of oaks n shagbark hickory. Kind of a damp woods with little low spots in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossHogg Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I hope they are as there is probably a 100 or so those were the biggest the rest just bloomed. I will check back in a couple days n see if the false gills begin to form. I thought maybe they could be false chanterelles also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfunguy Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 One simple test is the flesh. If thw inside flesh is yellowish orange, it's a Jack. If the flesh is white, it's a chanterelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossHogg Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Here is what they look like inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfunguy Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Mmmmm. A little bit of fresh garlic cooked in butter with a splash of balsamic vinegar, sauteed over a medium heat until fully cooked. Yum,yum, I'm going hunting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossHogg Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Time to go picking after work tomorrow. There has to be a couple lbs within a 100 yards of my house. Ill post a pic then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhuntington Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Look like young smooth chantys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossHogg Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 There ended up being a bunch of real small ones out there so i only picked these 24 n left the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossHogg Posted July 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 I have eaten 3 batches now and tried your method of butter with fresh slices of garlic and sauteed. I then added coconut infused balsamic vinegar which we happen to have and they were dandy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfunguy Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 What region or city are you finding them in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Definitely young chants. Jack-o-lanterns grow on tree roots. I was out two days ago collecting and encountered a trail-runner who told me about these huge orange mushrooms that he saw growing on a tree stump. He thought they were the same thing I was collecting, but I suspected Leatiporus. I walked the same trail he told me about, wearing my backpack and expecting a big harvest; and was mildly disappointed to encounter a collection of truly huge jack-o-lanterns. They were very impressive and I took a bunch of photos, but took nothing home. C'est la vie, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mushroom Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Bruce I would like to see pictures of your jack o lanterns, if possible. Thanks I have no problem identifying a chanterelle but wonder if I've ever seen a jack o lantern. I always look around beech, very high success rate, more than oak around here anyway. Would it be either one of these pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossHogg Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Noble county, Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 I would send you photos, but for some reason I can't upload a photo here unless I start a new topic. I am also unable to "like" anyone's posts anymore. For awhile I was unable to post at all! These problems began as soon as I joined the society. Odd that sending in $30 would cause me to LOSE privileges. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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