MOrE-shrooms…

Jeff wanted to have another go at finding the road we missed last mushroom foray in the

 Siuslaw National Forest.

We drove in another way…

looking for the road that would lead us to mushrooms..

As we were looking I saw a few Chanterelles across the road growing on an embankment.

We scurried up and sure enough..

There they were…about a gallons worth..

While moving to the next spot to pick…

I looked down and my heart skipped a beat..

I uncovered a gorgeous, fresh

Cauliflower mushroom!!

Sparassis radicata

Cauliflower fungus is edible. The fruitbodies should be collected in good, fresh condition and thoroughly washed to remove dirt and grit from amongst the lobes.

The fruitbodies have been shown to have anti-tumour properties, and to contain chemicals which may stimulate the immune system and inhibit growth of the 'superbug' MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

Look how big it is!

This was a very exciting find!!

While bushwhacking through the woods I try not to disturb spider webs..though I know i must end up with hundreds of spiders on me..

Better than ticks.. Have never had a tick on me in Oregon.

We had a productive mushroom foray in the mountains.

We never did find our favorite picking spot..

Will try again when we go back to the coast after our appointment for Homey.

We left the mountains and took the coastal road back to our campground..

We passed this cool spouting rock..

We decided to stop and have a look around another park on our drive back..

We walked to the beach..to catch the views..

Then explored under the trees to see if we could find any shrooms..

I wanted to find some King Boletes but had no luck.

We did find a nice Matsutake..

Just right for grilling!

Back at the campground it was time to clean the mushrooms.

I cleaned the Chanterelles..

Jeff cleaned the Cauliflower mushroom..

I dried some Chanterelles, dried and froze some of the Cauliflower mushrooms, saving a good amount for cooking.

I ended up making a Cauliflower mushroom stroganoff , sautéed Chanterelles and a potato, hedgehog, chanterelle casserole.

Yummmmy!