It's time to head to the woods! Searching for morels has been a family tradition. I grew up traipsing through the woods with my dad, brother, and sisters looking for the delicacies. We found these mushrooms on my family farm in Illinois.This was actually in a news release sent to us today: Ball State botanist says mushrooms may be plentiful in the coming weeks. The Midwest's winter ice storms toppled a large number of trees and branches, creating a near perfect growing situation for mushrooms, said Don Ruch, a biology professor and botanist at Ball State University. Ruch, who says it may only be a few more weeks before mushrooms are plentiful, is writing a book tentatively titled "202 Common Mushrooms of Indiana.
