Claire
Master Chef
Can you believe that as hubby and I were meeting friends at our favorite thirst parlor for our usual Friday get-together, a man we know (not well), asked us if we liked morels. YES! He came back in with a grocery bag full of them that a client of his gave him. Said he didn't feel like cleaning them. Honestly, this is probably $75 worth at the going price IF you're lucky to find someone to sell them to you. Usually we go mushrooming ourselves, and are doing good to have enough for a meal or two. Right now I've halved and cleaned them, then put them into the oven at 350 for a half hour or so to cook them (with garlic, onions, S&P) to slightly dehydrate them. Some will go into stroganof tonight, the rest will be frozen. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE have a method of freezing morels? I'm afraid these may wind up rubbery. I don't can and don't have a dehydrator. I've never gotten such a bounty, and we may wind up getting more from our own hunting. Any ideas?