Dale I would never be able to describe the exact location of where these morels were found. They were on private property, and I was invited by the owner, or I never would have found it by myself. Now, since she has moved, I'd probably have to trespass or get the new owner's permission. Anyways, you should be happy to know they are to be found in many locations in Oklahoma. Keep tabs on this link, and you should be able to zero in on a good location. I think there's another morel link for Oklahoma as well as this one online. You won't be disappointed if you luck onto a good morel spot. As you will see in the pics in this link, even the homeies love them, lol! Just wait til about April and about four days after a rain. Look for a moist woodland, where some deer and cows have roamed, and there are many such places in Oklahoma. I LOVE morels just about any way you can prepare them. And especially morel soup, or perhaps cut up in small pieces for tempura. A real delicacy. I've been thinking of starting my own little shitake patch. You can buy the spores of those online and perhaps other varieties as well. Dawn I can relate to the harvesting, canning and preserving fatigue. Getting kind of tired of it myself, so when dinner time rolls around and it's just me, it's catch as catch can from the garden. I really do hate to see the summer crops dwindling. Okra not bearing well. The cucumbers that store boughts will NEVER be able to rival are just about kaput. I still have tons of BIG tomatos that haven't ripened yet. Since it's been dry, with no recent rain, I've been allowing them to store up all that deliciousness and not get soggy or insipidly flavorless, so they have been amazing! Especially enjoying the Indian Stipes, which were not new to you, but certainly a delightful first for me. I'm hoping I don't get stuck with having to can jars of pickled tomatos or green tomato relish. I like it, but there's only so much of it I can eat. Today's menu was simply one of my baked buttercup squash, (just the right size for me), with butter and brown sugar, and cooked to pieces pole beans. Since I don't have a family to cook for, sometimes I kind of 'batch' and my folks used to call it. Nice in a way, since I can eat weird stuff that I like, when I like and not have to worry about meal planning per se. Barbara Here is a link that might be useful: Morels of Oklahoma

I also had a day which I am sure I won't forget. My family was together for the first time in quite a while and I was feeling so content. Almost finished with dinner when oldest daughter took offense at something my middle daughter said in jest and certainly not maliciously. Oldest daughter said very loudly that we all come and eat her food that she has prepared and then criticize her and the way she lives. She said if we don't like the way she is we can just stay home. We all sat in shock including her husband. He kept saying that we were just having fun and honestly and truly there was nothing mean or disrespectful said. She ended up leaving the table and when I tried to approach her she told me to leave her alone. We have had so much sadness and difficult times in the last few years and this seemed to be a special holiday. I just don't even know what to say to her and we are supposed to be going out of town tomorrow (me and her family). I am really heartbroken and I think this may cause a permanent split in the family. I never in a million years would have expected this from her and Im very sad. Caroline, I am so sorry-didn't mean to hijack your post. I do want to let you know I understand the pain and empty feeling you must have. Satine

We just got home and what a wonderful ending to a beautiful day. Of course we had a great time with family. The joy of going to the center and seeing their beautiful faces and smiles gives us so much joy. Had lots of food , have enough to feed everyone lunch again tomorrow. Thanks for you nice words, you all would have done the very same as our family. We are so blessed. There is one lady that is always there. She is the same age as myself. In her seventies and always a smile on her face thanking people for her dinner. It brought such joy to our hearts just talking to everyone. Sometimes they just want someone to talk with them. After we put all the food away for tomorrow and washed all the dishes it felt a little sad saying goodnight to them. In the end, the good guys won. The evil deed brought out more than a hundred loving hearts to help in a time of need. Hope all of you had a wonderful day.

Phillog -- I think it is posted but for ease here it is: HUNGARIAN TOMATO SOUP 1 c. chopped onion ¾ c. chopped carrot 1 c. shredded cabbage 4 c. beef or chicken stock 1 pound fresh tomatoes or 1 (1 pound) can whole peeled tomatoes, quartered 1 small bay leaf 1 clove garlic 1 t. Lemon juice 1 t. Sugar ½ c. sour cream 1 t. Hungarian paprika 2 t. Flour Salt and pepper to taste 2 c. spaetzle (recipe follows) Combine onion, carrot and cabbage with stock in soup ot. Bring to a boil and simmer for about an hour. Add tomatoes, bay leaf, garlic, lemon juice and sugar. Simmer another hour. Remove bay leaf. Puree soup mixture in a food processor. Return to soup pot and bring to a simmer. Combine sour cream, paprika and flour well. Stir several spoonfuls of soup into sour cream mixture. Pour back into soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat to serving temperature. Add spaetzle to soup just before serving. SPAETZLE: 1 c. flour ½ t. Salt Dash nutmeg Dash pepper 1 egg ½ c. milk Combine flour and seasonings in mixing bowl. Stir to combine, then make a well in the center. Pour egg and milk into the well and beat to blend, then stir in dry ingredients until well blended. Batter shold be rather stiff. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Pour batter into a colander. Use a rubber scraper to force the batter through the holes in the colander into the boiling salted water. Cook spaetzle until they rise to the surface of the boiling water and stay there for about 30 seconds. Drain. Rise with cold water and drain again thoroughly. NOTE: These can be made ahead of time to add to the soup just before serving.