Putnam State Park, Connecticut.
"Wildman" Steve Brill identifying a mushroom.
Don't eat these! The big orange mushroom glows in the dark.
The edible bounty.
Getting sauteed.
Ramps.
On Sunday I joined several friends for a wild mushroom hunt in Connecticut. The foraging was led by "Wildman" Steve Brill, who is more famous for his Central Park foraging tours. After all the rain we've been having you'd think that there would be lots of mushrooms but there weren't. Between six of us we found enough mushrooms for dinner but not the bounty we had anticipated. We did gather lots of ramps, a wild and pungent relative of the leek and onion.
The ramps were used in a ramp-potato soup. The alpha chef sauteed the mushrooms separately from all the other food so we could better taste them. They tasted like mushrooms with a bitter, soapy aftertaste. The hunt was mildly fun, but in the future I'll stick to store bought.
I have always wondered if "Wildman" Steve Brill insists on being addressed as "Wildman".
Posted by: david | 24 October 2005 at 11:23 PM
He answers to both Wildman and Steve.
Posted by: joe | 24 October 2005 at 11:39 PM
Am interested if there are any mushroom hunts in my area,ie New Haven ct. and the shore area
Thank you
Marni
Posted by: marni donnellan | 14 October 2008 at 07:14 PM
Am interested if there are any mushroom hunts in my area,ie New Haven ct. and the shore area
Thank you
Marni
Posted by: marni donnellan | 14 October 2008 at 07:14 PM