Lol. Thanks. They were extremely fresh and i rolled them in Louisiana brand seafood breading, then egg dredge, followed by panko crumbs and deep fryed them with the walleye i caught yesterday.
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.
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.
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.
I am an avid morel hunter but never have hunted hens n chickens. So i am just not sure how early is too early for the hens n chcikens to come up for the first time in summer. Does anyone think these rains last couple days will make it happen?