steve01
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spring at lastfound these morels this morning with some good weather will be plenty by next weekend
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bingo
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Nice one.
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cinders
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Lovely out today.Took the dog out for a walk in the forest.Looked for mushrooms but not one in sight.I've a few in the garden the non edible kind and i've noticed our neighbours fell tree has fungi growing on it.Lots
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Stewy
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Where did you find them? Not the exact location but where were they growing, woods, hedgerow, bark chippings etc..............................
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PeteS
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Jumping Jesus! I found one  Morchella elata I think. OK, it is small and I only got one but I know where they are now and the conditions are good for more!
Got shed loads of these too...
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steve01
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stewy
found in scruby woodland with underlying chalk mixture of trees beech, conifirs elder.
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bingo
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I will have to pop down there Pete.......... 
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PeteS
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Hello Bingo,
I did not find it in the place you are thinking of. Mind you, I did go there last week but didn't find anything. Probably a bit early and I think they should come soon. Since then I learnt some knew information that cuts down the search area by about 2/3rds 
The above find was somewhere new that I discovered (by searching the web) had Morels in the past. Sloping ground, sandy soild over chalk, ash, elder and a few beach, wood anemone, violets - in fact all the classic signs that I had been told about. Not far from Southampton too.
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vegplot
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They look lovely but would look better on my plate
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cab
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Still mostly greens I'm picking; wish I had time to go to the woods and search for shrooms! Those morels look fab.
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bingo
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| PeteS wrote: | Jumping Jesus! I found one Morchella elata I think. OK, it is small and I only got one but I know where they are now and the conditions are good for more!
Got shed loads of these too...
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Hey, good job we didn't have a tenner on the first Morel find, eh? 
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steve01
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looked for more today but none think the frost monday morning may have put them back..
cab if you want some and i can find them let me know ( i owe you one for cotw advise )
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PeteS
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Steve, does not surprise me. I just heard that Monday night was the coldest April night on record!
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dpack
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ears have a satisfying bang if fried whole 
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AnnaD
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| dpack wrote: | | ears have a satisfying bang if fried whole |
I heard that they are awfully like chewing cartilage which has put me off trying them 
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Maxwell
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| AnnaD wrote: |
I heard that they are awfully like chewing cartilage which has put me off trying them |
Nahh, nothing like chewing cartilage
I slice them up into thin strands and use them in stir frys.
They're an ingredient in alot of chinese foods, tinned soups, cuppa soups and even pot noodles nowadays!
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AnnaD
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That doesn't sound so bad then! Maybe I'll give them a try after all
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