Luther Homestead – Rabbits, Mushrooms, and Worms

Edible Mushrooms

There are a lot of edible mushrooms in and around Pennsylvania.  Here are some that we have found!

Poisonous Mushrooms

These mushrooms are striking to look at, but it’s not a good idea to eat them. You can take pictures of them!

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Mushroom Growing Naming Convention

Mushroom Growing Naming Convention

As I continue to ramp up my mushroom growing endeavors, I am finding that I need to take better notes on my batches from the creation of the substrate to the inoculation and grow room.  To help with this, I am coming up with a naming convention for my grow outs and thought I would share it with everyone.

How to Make: Lapin à la Moutarde

How to Make: Lapin à la Moutarde

Lapin à la Moutarde is French. I made this and it’s rich and intoxicating and layered in flavor. I enjoyed my time reading about the dish and then actually preparing it. You can use the whole rabbit for this dish, I look forward to preparing it again.

~ Laurie Luther @lutherhomestead.com

Rabbit Dropping tea burlap bag

Rabbit Dropping tea burlap bag

Rabbit dropping tea is a great additive to your garden’s nutrition including rich sources of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, minerals, and micronutrients.

Breaded Coral Mushrooms & Eggs

Breaded Coral Mushrooms & Eggs

Mushrooms are great to cook with and they don’t need to be an accent to a dish. They can be one of the stars of the dish as well. Here I fried some freshly picked coral mushrooms to eat with my morning eggs.

Sunday Drive to Ohiopyle State Park

Sunday Drive to Ohiopyle State Park

Ohiopyle is an awesome state park in western Pennsylvania. It has great rafting and kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, and more. If you are in the area, be sure to check it out!

Poisonous PA Mushrooms we have found

Poisonous PA Mushrooms we have found

There are hundreds of different types of Mushrooms in Pennsylvania. While note edible, they are beautiful. This page has a sample of mushrooms that are not necessarily toxic but are not considered palatable.

Pear-Shaped Puffball Mushrooms

Pear-Shaped Puffball Mushrooms

I was excited to see a new mushroom so we picked them to save in case we found out later they were edible. They are indeed edible, but… make sure you eat them fast.  We kept our overnight in a paper bag and they went to spore but the next morning.

Staghorn Sumac – No, its not Poisonous

Staghorn Sumac – No, its not Poisonous

Growing up, we were told this was Poison Sumac.  Turns out, this is Staghorn Sumac and practically the entire plant is editable (or at least, useful) in some form or another!  We are lucky enough to have 4 or 5 of these growing in our yard and this year, we cut down...