I've never hunted them in Georgia but they can grow almost anywhere with trees near by.
You will read a ton of wives tales about different tree species, certain sides of a hill, creek bottoms and hill tops.
And it's true that morels grow there but the truth is the morel is a symbiotic organism that attaches to the root system of trees.
In the spring the morel sprouts in an attempt to spread spores and reproduce.
That's why when you find an area that has mushrooms it typically produces year after year.
Areas of forest that were damaged by fires the summer before will yield a ton of morels the following spring, this is because when the host tree is stressed the morel reacts by sending as many spores as possible incase the tree were to die.
My advice is to look far and wide until you find a few spots, after that you will get some every year.
As far as good recipes....I can go on like Bubba from forest Gump so I'll limit it to a few.
#1 morel butter-
I simply saute the mushrooms, crisp a few pieces of bacon and chop some wild onion.
Throw this in a blender with softened butter and a pinch of salt and pepper.
After it's well blended I melt this stuff on steak, eggs, venison... pretty much everything.
#2 wild mushroom bisque -
PM me for recipe, it's too long to include.
#3 morel canapés
I grill a few slices of crusty French bread with olive oil and top with a smear of double or triple cream brie.
The mushrooms are sauted in butter until tender and added on top.
This is the finished with a little bacon onion jam and a few chives.
The jam is easy to make and keeps a week or so, if interested shoot me a message.
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