Notice: COVID-19 regulations appear to be a moving target at this point. We are conducting this registration under current guidance. However, additional guidance is scheduled to be issued on December 3rd.
CMS Forays are open only to CMS members, for more information on membership click here.
- Foray Date: December 5, 2020 (Saturday)
- Bring your masks!
- Foray Leader: Ron & Sandy Patton
- Foray area: East side of Coast Range
- Required mushroom permits: – None required for up to 1 gallon
- Parking passes – None required
- # of adult participants: 10, children accompanied by an adult are welcome, no dogs/pets
- Meetup time is 10:00 am, expect to be out most of the day. You may leave early after notifying the foray leader.
If you are interested in learning how to identify Candy Caps, then this is the foray for you. Candy Caps are in the Lactarius genus of mushrooms and are a little tricky to master as they have several look-alikes. We do not often sponsor forays that are dedicated to identifying and gathering a single species of mushrooms. But, Candy Caps are quite unusual and difficult to distinguish from their many look-alikes.
Rather than the typical umami mushroom flavor, Candy Caps taste like Maple Syrup and are used in desserts. They do require a little more effort to utilize as Candy Caps must be dried before use. For more information on how to cook with Candy Caps, check out this page.
Your Foray Leaders for the Candy Cap foray will be Ron & Sandy Patton. Ron and Sandy have been mushroom hunting for around 12 years in Oregon, and have been CMS members since 2011. They lead the annual Community Foray and teach the Introduction to Wild Mushroom Hunting Class at the Amazon Community Center on behalf of CMS. Sandy maintains the CMS website and they both publish the monthly CMS Enews.
Registration will open on the afternoon of Monday, November 30, 2020.