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Spawn of Sean

@fungiforager.bsky.social

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Dad, husband, chef and forager. Fascists delenda est. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ None of us can be free unless all of us are free.

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · Sep 13

I love the woods in the morning. Today was no different!

A very large flush of chicken of the woods mushrooms on a hardwood log. They appear to be bright orange and yellow waves outside the bark. There hasn’t been any rain for weeks yet here they are.

A small flush of hen of the woods mushrooms at the base of an oak tree.

White bane berry aka Doll’s Eyes are white berries with black irises on a central stem that is dark red. All of the foliage is dead and only the stalk remains.

Another flush of chicken of the woods mushrooms on a tall hardwood stump . These look like pale pancakes from the side since they are older and dried. It was the first thing I saw even before hitting the trail!

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 5h

The surprises are some of my favorite moments.

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 5h

Source: The Allegheny Front share.google/MKJmfm4ZPx6J...

This is what happened to our local nation.

The Complicated History of the Kinzua Dam and How It Changed Life for the Seneca People

The Kinzua Dam, which protects Pittsburgh from flooding and pollution, took thousands of acres of the Seneca's territory and destroyed nine communities. We look at the past and future of the Seneca Na...

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Just Call Me Amanda🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ @amandabf.bsky.social · 19h

Incantations make it toast more thoroughly without burning. Try it.

"Bread so doughy
Toasting slowly
Crisp and brown
Don't turn down...the heat"

It's interpretative.

Three witches standing around a toaster oven clutching pastries. Caption reads toaster coven

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 22h

I’m making koji rice right now to start a mushroom amino paste. I had a good year gathering wild mushrooms and have a bunch frozen for this project.

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 23h

It’s pretty barren right now. We haven’t had decent rain for over a month. I’ve been catching some boletes near a soccer field that the irrigation (over) sprays a line of eight pines.
Good hunting!

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 1d

Quick, where’s the pigpoopballs.jpg?

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 1d

It could be a number of things. What did the previous incarnation look like? This perhaps?

A chicken of the woods mushroom, Laetiporus sulphureus, yellow and orange on brown hardwood log without bark.

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 1d

My daughter manages at a family owned pizzeria and they use it for both sweet and savory pies. It’s very good.

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Tim 🏒 🎃 @tim.ink · 1d

Little airplane bottles of ranch dressing

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 1d

Now you’re thinking!

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 1d

Spread on toast or in a pb sando typically, but dipping deep fried biscuits in it is a cheat code to bliss.
Now I’m thinking about marbling it into coffee cake 🤔

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 1d

On the side, so one squeeze bottle per place setting.

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 1d

That’s crazy; I’m reading a history of adhesives. I can’t put it down.

Gabrielle @gabbklein.cryptoanarchy.network · 1d

Bummer -- the book I'm reading is the fascinating story of a prosthetic hand. It's a real page turner!

Ryan @anyfreshfry.bsky.social · 1d

I started reading a book about encryption, but it was really hard to get into.

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 2d

Once only. May contain heavy metal 🤘 and silicates

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 2d

Even the tough inner potions can be dried and ground into powder. It’s great flavor for savory dishes. I work it right into rubs for meat and veg alike.

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 2d

I downloaded and checked it out. Nice work! I’d love to explore Central Europe…..

Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 2d

Tricona tiffanii?

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe a young Dyer’s polypore since it’s near conifers? 🤷

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the Old Maiden 🌛🌝🌜 @theoldmaiden.bsky.social · 2d

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A photo of shiitake logs aligned vertically against a wooden shed exterior wall, totally loaded with small brown mushrooms

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 2d

Curses! I used neem oil and it works but it can smother struggling plants (especially succulent

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 2d

Starting a new succulent collection is very exciting! I lost about half of mine to mealy bugs after a summer outside. 😢

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 2d

It’s that time again. All the plants that got nursed outdoors or just healthy from the season now don’t fit in their old locations. Btw, I have the plant stand to the right currently and the one to the left of the mantle I had as a rolling cart a couple of years ago!

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 3d

My love affair with fungus/umami started with yeast. As pie crust? I’m swooning! I love squash custard pies!

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 3d

Yeasted puff? omg 🤗

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Spawn of Sean @fungiforager.bsky.social · 3d

Virginia is for lovers.