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(14 November 2014, 16:46)Midnitemo Wrote: up at the stables there are absolutely ton's of chantrelle mushrooms, I've told everybody there but they all look at me like I'm mad....is there a way of successfully storing wild mushrooms in quantity?

Good find midnight

Yes Chanterelle mushrooms are easily stored by drying. We have been drying quite large quantities this year as well.

Best way we've tried is to slice then thin ( very sharp blade needed) and leave them on drying trays* in the loft for a week. We them bag the dried mushrooms in cotton bags and leave them hanging from the beams in the loft. They keep and are usable for years like this.

* Drying trays are wooden frames with net curtain stretched over them. This allows good airflow around whatever is being dried.

Hope you enjoy eating a few fresh though, they are delicious.

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(14 November 2014, 14:54)bigpaul Wrote: picked up a load of cooking apples a couple of days ago, nothing wrong with them, they were dumped in a gully on the grass verge, we reckon we've got enough for the whole winter, had some in an apple crumble last night, really tasty.

Kind of ditto BP, we hedgerow harvested around 50lb of assorted apples a few weeks ago. Now sorted and stored in the cellar. If they stay good, we should have enough for crumbles, pies and strudels throughout the winter.

If time permits I may try drying some too to see how they store.