Sweet start for the harvest season

I was a little late to go into the woods to harvest Chanterelles this year.  However, I still found some in the same spots as last year and I added them to a delicious grilled pizza. Chanterelles grow near the brook by our home, on the ledges that are covered by pine needles mixed in with some birch, maple and beech tree leaves. 

While hunting for the creamy yellow Chanterelles, I was also looking to find a bright orange edible mushroom called The Lobster Mushroom.  To my delight, I found it but it wasn't until I looked up the description and photos, that I harvest it.

 The lobster mushroom is actually a parasitized mushroom.  It is a mushroom that is covered by a fungus that changes its color, texture and flavor.  The host mushroom is a white Russula that is not tasty at all and is white in color, when the fungus attacks it, it deforms it.
I washed it, sliced and dehydrated for a later treat in the year.  Definitely, a treasured pizza topping. Also, this week I canned 6 cups of currant-raspberry jelly from our garden.