Dave W Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Despit the very cold temps to start this past week, there are still some Honeys out there in pretty good shape. Folks here in NE PA call them Popinkies. And the Bewits are going pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemScott Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Wow, that's a nice collection of both types. How do you prefer to store any extra honeys that you find? Is drying any good? I've yet to find a blewit but I'm on the lookout. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alooney11 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Wow nice finds I'm going to check some honey spots this week, do the blewits occupy the same habitat as the honeys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I often find Blewits near where Honeys are. The Blewits like the areas near downed trees where leaf litter and woody debris collect. Blewits are now starting to also appear in other types of habitat... lawns, brushy areas, under conifers. The first ones usually occur in hardwood forests, and when those flushes start to dwindle, the other types of spots kick in. Here's some really nice ones I found today on my property, where a path has been mowed through an overgrown field. The vivid purple is because rain had fallen a short time before I found them. If you want to learn to recognize Blewits, then learning to recognize similar types of Cortinarius is essential. From yesterday. I measured 0.45" rainfall last night. It was mild today. No bitter cold weather in the forecast, and a significant rain event is predicted for Wednesday/Thursday. Next weekend could be interesting around here. I boil/rinse/freeze about 95% of the Honeys I bring home. There are certain meals I like to use them in, and now there's enough in my chest freezer for about 2 years. Drying also works with Honeys. My Polish immigrant grandmother used to dry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefsWild Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Try salting them! After parboiling, salt massage them heavily, then rinse and repeat - it gets a lot of the slime off. The second time around, leave them submerged in brine for a few days. Or longer if you're lazy, they don't go bad if they are well salted and kept in a cool dark place. At this point I mix in some of my favorite spices and then water bath can in boiling herb infused vinegar along with the brine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianf Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Awesome! That container of gorgeous blewits is moderately arousing......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkavulich Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I was mildly surprised yesterday when I checked some honey mushroom spots and found quite a few around some oak stumps in Lackawanna County. Pictures attached. Might have to keep checking after the predicted rain on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 It is surprising that they have kept popping even after the short spell of very cold mornings. Overall, temps have been running above average for some time. So I guess the soil temperature is still within a good range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eat-bolete Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Salt-brined mine and they are great. boiled for 30min, then layered shrooms, garlic, dill, salt of course, peppercorns, for 3-4 weeks pressed under weight. I like them this way better than fried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Nice clear detailed photos Dave! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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