Thanks, @plantstoplanks! I'm glad you get to enjoy those pickled wild mushrooms! I wonder what kind they are -- I'm always curious about what other wild food people are enjoying! I enjoy the new spring growth of a lot of different conifers (but not all are good for people to eat). For most of the edible conifers, the older needles have more of a resin flavor - and sometimes it's a little too much. But the Grand Fir is so good, even when the needles are old. I could easily get carried away!