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eaten. "the Miamis eat the morels . . . The edible sponge mushrooms [morels] . . . are called minosakai; which is the the name given to the tripe [the upper part of the stomach of a ruminant; also edible] |
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prepared by soaking in salt water for a few minutes; shaking out the bugs; then cooked--always cook the wild variety |
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gathered and cooked. "We hunted morels at just the right time in spring" |
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gathered for cooking and eating. "we gathered the mushrooms for cooking and eating; looked like christmas trees with holes" |
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hunted; gathered and eaten. Right time of year to collect is when the lilacs are in bud |
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morels gathered. ". . . she [Rebecca Stitt Walker] would get those that look like pine cones; you know how they come up; morels. My mom [Josephine Goodbo] was good at hunting those too" |
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"nipopi minosakyai; a species of mushroom resembling the paunch of cattle; when on its stem it stands about two inches above the ground" and "nipopi; nipupi; a species of small yellow or brown mushroom; hollow inside; when cooked in water they form a froth or scumm which recalls our soups"; probably morels |
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When the mayapple plant umbrellas; winter is over and the mushrooms are out; when wild plum trees bloom its the time to start looking for morels; generally found in damp; shady places |
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When the lilac flowers are in bud; thats when to hunt morels; around late April/May depending on weather and rain; favorite spots were old elm tree bark lying on ground; once found a whole row of them growing up in a seam of two old cement slabs from an old house in woods--a perfect row of morels; yellow; spear-shaped |
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