We’ve been enjoying chanterelles from our forest for the past week or so. They should be in season until about the end of August, depending on the weather. Sometimes later, but they get hard to spot because they blend in with the yellow leaves of autumn.

Friends often come out to learn how to find them. Not difficult, if you know the rules. Chanterelles are golden in color, and have ridge-like gills that go from the cap down the stem without a break. They can be confused with another mushroom that doesn’t have the gills or have gills that have a thick ring just under the cap.

Here’s a photo of a bunch we just harvested the other day: