mushroom hunting...check!

have you ever been mushroom hunting? or even heard of it? i had never heard of it until teaching water aerobics to the senior citizens at the YMCA in terre haute. they took a big bus out in the middle of nowhere and spent the day hunting "shrooms." being one of those "want to try everything" kind of people i've always wanted to go. my good friend tonja and i loaded up my kiddo's and off we went. i won't tell you where we went, because i now know that when people find mushrooms they keep it a secret! i won't lie, it was hard at first! i didn't think we would find any. but we did...pecker heads...yes, i promise that is their real name. i know it sounds like something i would make up, but that is what they are known as. it became fun. we got a good mess of pecker heads that i took home and soaked to get the dirt and possible bugs out of them. i cooked them for lunch one day. i lightly breaded them with flour and fried them in a little butter. they were delicious! i am officially a successful mushroom hunter!! hooray! :)