Not found by me, unfortunately. Kindly given to me by a friend. Shape and size within a collection are quite amazing. . . . these were gathered in the forest.
A little piece I wrote about morels:
www.carolinapublicpress.org/9064/from-our-readers-morel-m...
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Amazingly enough, all but the carrot and small onion growing in my "garden", such as it is! I consider it a bonus to be able to find two handfuls of tasty edible leaves for lunch. Cilantro, arugula/rocket, turnip leaves, and Italian radicchio. Oh. . . and carrot and perhaps scallions.
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One of my old favorites.
RECIPE
2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 t. salt; 1-1/2 t. baking powder; 1/2 t. soda
1 T. grated orange peel; 3/4 c. orange juice
2 T. veg. oil or other shortening
1 beaten egg
1-1/2 c fresh or frozen (unthawed) cranberries COARSELY chopped in the processor or blender (pulse on/off about 15 times)
1/2 c. chopped nuts, or unsalted seeds, such as sunflower
Mix dry and wet ingredients separately, then combine and give a few beats to unite. Pour into a greased shallow pan about 9 x 5 inches. Bake about 55 minutes in preheated 350ยบ oven. Check after 35 minutes and turn, if necessary for even browning. Cool on rack.
Loosen edges from pan with spatula and gently turn out to finish cooling (or leave in pan and serve as is). If removed, once quite cool, cut into segments and wrap in waxed paper (which I greatly prefer to plastic film [awful stuff around baked goods in my opinion]). It improves after a day or two of "curing".
I've always wondered why we, in America, call sweet baking powder cakes "bread"?
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Eggshell is almost entirely calcium carbonate. This equates with lime, I understand, and is a natural part of the soil around us. We got started saving them at breakfast-time when we had backyard chickens, after being told that tossing them back into the chicken run provided the birds with necessary lime in their diet and without the necessity of buying bags of the stuff. It is excellent to add to the garden soil, especially if the soil tends toward acidity where you live. Naturally, eggshells are happy to go into your compost, where they won't break down very quickly, but will ultimately benefit your garden. Wild songbirds will welcome them in their diet. To me, this makes much more sense than sending them to the landfill where usefulness ends.
I have a warm place in the kitchen where they dry quickly, especially the moist membrane inside (it contains protein). Otherwise, add them directly to your organic waste stream from kitchen-to-compost.
By the way, despite all the excitement among the healthy-eating crowd for eggs with brown shells, there is said to be no nutritional difference between the two. The white shell is associated with the commercial egg business (and all its negative aspects) because the White Leghorn breed, which lays white shelled eggs, is the principal commercial layer in the US. The color of the shell relates entirely to the breed of chicken doing the egg-laying. These are White Leghorn eggs, but laid at the farm across the road by hens we know. They are different in character from similar-looking ones we might get in the supermarket.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Leghorn
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Thanksgiving dinner, just for our house; we knew him when and then.
This is reality.
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