Hit up the local Bridle Trails SP to stretch my legs (and digest), but mostly to look for candy cap mushrooms.
Trail was beautiful as always, if not a little muddy. The typical horse droppings littered the trail, but we only saw one equestrian. Otherwise, lots of families out hiking with their well-behaved doggos.
Don't let the beautiful trail conditions distract you from the fact that we were in luck in our mushy search! Once taken home, I dehydrated them at 95 degrees for about 12 hours, then ground them with a mortar and pestle. We made candy cap shortbread cookies for a Friendsgiving the day after.
Luckily we have a ton of ground candy cap left over for additional holiday cookies. Merely one drying cap is enough to fill a room with a maple aroma!
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