Just delivered, Wild gathered Black Trumpet Mushrooms at Main Street Farm in Livingston Manor, located 1 mile from Exit 96, off Rt 17.
Perhaps the least likely looking edible wild mushrooms, the Black Trumpet mushroom (Craterellus fallax, see photos) and its twin species, the Horn of Plenty (C. cornucopioides) are exceptionally worthy of their gourmet status. Some of my favorite mushroom-hunting areas are around the Binghampton area of upstate New York, where there are plenty of oak and beech, which are the usual mycorrhizal tree partners with these symbiotic mushrooms.
The reason for their popularity? Though their size is modest and their flesh thin, their flavor is outstanding—and it's matched by an aroma so delightfully fragrant that this mushroom is actually used to flavor dry, mild-tasting white wines: a few fresh or dried specimens are slipped into a freshly opened bottle which is then recorked and allowed to sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Remarkable, delicious, and fun! Of course, the choice of wine is everything, but those who practice this art find the search for the best vintage for this unusual recipe to be half of the fun.
Excerpts from David Fischer, Author of Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America (1992, Univ. of Texas Press)
Many great Black Trumpet recipes can be found via this link http://wildp0urveyors.com/Black_Trumpet_Mushroom_Recipes.html
Enjoy!
