Catch the next big RAVE!!
The Golden Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
The Morel season has ended for this year, but now is the time to start looking for this mushroom that many people think is even more delicious than morels - if you can imagine such a thing.
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The Golden Chanterelle is one of the true gourmet mushrooms of the world, adored by chefs and fine food lovers everywhere. If you have never tasted a chanterelle, you are in for a very special treat.
Start looking for them in mid June. You can find them into late September in this region. They like to grow under oaks and conifers. You can find lots of them here in a good season.
Don’t mess up and confuse the Golden Chanterelle with the Jack ‘O Lantern mushroom. Jacks are typically not deadly poisonous, but I can guarantee that they will make you wish you were dead for a couple of days if you eat them by mistake. Be sure to check out the differences between these two species in my book and other mushroom field guides.
Their egg-yolk yellow colors and typically blunt-edged gills, along with their wonderful odor of roses and fresh apricots make them easy to identify.
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Jack ‘O Lantern mushroom (poisonous!!)
Omphalotus olearius
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Typical CHANTERELLE
Odor: sweet, like roses & apricots.
Grows: on ground, singly or groups.
Color: entirely egg-yolk yellow.
Gills: forked & branched, blunt edges.
Does not glow in the dark.
EDIBLE & DELICIOUS
Typical JACK’O LANTERN
Odor: mushroomy.
Grows: on or near stumps, in clusters.
Color: entirely pumpkin orange.
Gills: not forked, knife-blade thin.
Glows in the dark.
POISONOUS
Here are some guidelines for separating the two species: