Marcel Posted February 29, 2012 Just spoke to the Oberon tourism centre. The woman says the saffies and slipperies ARE ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Distracted Posted February 29, 2012 So if this is in March I can't go, if it's later on in winter set a time and i'll book the tickets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indigo264nm Posted February 29, 2012 So if this is in March I can't go, if it's later on in winter set a time and i'll book the tickets. By mid-winter it often gets too cold for subs in Jenolan... still on in the Blue Mountains around that time though. Autumn seems the best... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted February 29, 2012 Has anyone here REALLY eaten a slippery? They look just ewww. Care to share some of your polish shroom recipes marvel? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted February 29, 2012 "Marvel"? Break my heart, why doncha. Um, yeah. Slipperies are for drying and then used as a sort of mushroom stock for soups and stews. C'mon guys. Let's set a date. I've gotta prep my wife and work... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted February 29, 2012 Set the date marcel! Ur designated camp leader. You even get a special hat to wear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted February 29, 2012 let's have two camps :D i can't see myself making late march (but maybe). or yeah, just set a date. you can never please everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted March 2, 2012 Alright then. Let's make it the weekend of the 24th and 25th of March. That's three weeks away. I reckon the subs will be up and running by then. They were at that time last year, and this year's colder and wetter. Yeah? Let's get a show of hands for the 24/25th. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horus Posted March 2, 2012 Big Bad Col is there. Great thanks to the executive committee for making a decision. Now my life has focus direction and purpose again............. As opposed to meaningless bliss. Ok guys, hop on board. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
domeboy Posted March 3, 2012 I'm in for March 24-25th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted March 5, 2012 I'm off Oberon way this weekend for my annual Polish family mushroom hunt. 30 years and running! I'll scope out the sub situation while i'm there. Also, i had the first fungi dream of the season the other night. Always a good sign! I dreamed that there were so many mushrooms in the forest that you couldn't not walk all over them. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Distracted Posted March 6, 2012 ahaha i love those mushroom dreams at the start of the season. ah well, have fun guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted March 6, 2012 If its anything like last season your dream will be fulfilled. Oberon should be saturated so funghi growth should be optimum! Well I can provide a genny and some food. Most important item is firewood so everyone should bring as much as they can carry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aubergine Posted March 8, 2012 I'm off Oberon way this weekend for my annual Polish family mushroom hunt. 30 years and running! I'll scope out the sub situation while i'm there. Also, i had the first fungi dream of the season the other night. Always a good sign! I dreamed that there were so many mushrooms in the forest that you couldn't not walk all over them. Ahhhh, a fellow polak! Haven't been "na grzybach" since I was a kid. How envious I am. ahaha 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted March 8, 2012 I have heard lactarius is nice cooked in cream with chives? Any polak lactarius recipes one can divulge? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted March 13, 2012 Alright. So I hit the Oberon/Jenolan area on Sunday and did very well with the Saffron Milk Caps. It seems like the big rains mid last week rotted a lot of specimens, but there was still way more than enough for our party of 12 after 2 or 3 hours of leisurely picking. Only found a couple of Slipperies. And unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to go out into the native forests to scavenge for subs. We didn't have much time and none of my non-"head" party could understand why I wanted to drive around looking for mysterious mushrooms that "can't be eaten". I have heard lactarius is nice cooked in cream with chives? Any polak lactarius recipes one can divulge? I'll teach youse my secrets at the camp. Here are some photos from Sunday. Aleurina ferruginea Amanita muscaria The rain washed his spots off. Some gyms for our WA readers to drool over. ;) Omphalotus nidiformis babies Omphalotus nidiformis, aka Ghost Fungus (it glows in the dark!) Something? Lactarius deliciosus 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted March 16, 2012 Just heard a reliable report from the Jenolan/Oberon area of a generous p. sub find made yesterday. Woot! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justler Posted March 16, 2012 I'm getting pretty excited for this trip! Few questions though: Is there a designated camping area that we'll be situated? If so, are there cooking facilities or amenities? If not, and we are setting up somewhere in the bush, do we need to organise camping permits? Does Marcel really have a cool moustache? Is the world really ending in 2012? Is there really life after death? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby Posted March 16, 2012 No to first 3 Yes to last 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted March 16, 2012 No to first 3 Yes to last 3 Ha, ha. Actually, number 4 is a little more complicated than that. There's a beard now accompanying the aforementioned moustache. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justler Posted March 16, 2012 Haha nice, can't wait! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted March 16, 2012 Had nice finds in Oberon, orange and Bathurst yesterday morn. Season is well underway 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
domeboy Posted March 16, 2012 SO where are we meeting? I haven't been to the g-spot before. Also, I might need to get a lift if mine falls through. Happy to pay petrol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites