From: norsgerm@a...........   
      
   My great grandparents came from Sogn and Osterdahl (sp).   
   Lots of  Scandinavian people here. My father speaks and sings Norwegian, but   
   I'm sure thats different than how the language is spoken now!   
   Couple of generations ago people gathered more from the wild, but now I'm   
   considered odd because of my interest in mycology. Used to find recipes in   
   old cookbooks that said 'go pick some mushrooms' and now people are afraid   
   to and think you're looking for 'drug mushrooms'   
   Kurt   
   "Irene Andersson"  wrote in message   
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   >   
   > There are some varieties of them, but all of them are smaller, and   
   > usually turning almost white on the cap when they get old.   
   >   
   > Interesting to hear what you find up there in Minnesota, where I   
   > beleive the climate is just about the same as here in the northern   
   > part of Scandinavia.   
   > I think that's why the immigrants from our countries liked the area so   
   > much - they could feel like home when they got there.   
   >   
   > There's still some snow here in the gardens and woods. Spring   
   > temperatures have come at last, but it's at least 3 weeks until we can   
   > find any morels anyway - and that's the poisonous Gyromitras, we   
   > hardly find any others.   
   >   
   > Irene Andersson   
      
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