Wood/Jelly Ears - The Easy Edible Mushroom For Beginners 🍄 Identification, Recipe & History

👂🍄 The Wonders of wood ears 🍄👂
These strange ear looking edible fungi are rich in history as well as many nutritional & medicinal properties! Research on this mushroom has found it to contain 👇
💚Immune system enhancing properties
💚Be Antimicrobial (kills bacteria)
💚Be Anticoagulant (thins the blood)
💚Possess antitumor activity
☢️ & even have the potential to protect us from radiation when eaten!!!
The wood ear is a fascinating Fungi full of wonder & History 🍄 Join us in this video where we explore everything you need to know about the wood ear from its identification, History & how to cook it into a delicious recipe! 🍵
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👇Studies mentioned in this video 👇
Extraction, Antimicrobial, and Antioxidant Activities of Crude Polysaccharides from the Wood Ear Medicinal Mushroom Auricularia auricula-judae
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26349516
Phagocytosis enhancement, endotoxin tolerance, and signal mechanisms of immunologically active glucuronoxylomannan from Auricularia auricula-judae
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32991903
The nontoxic mushroom Auricularia auricula contains a polysaccharide with anticoagulant activity mediated by antithrombin
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14967412
Comparative Antitumor Activity of Different Solvent Fractions from an Auricularia auricula-judae
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Compton scattering by internal shields based on melanin-containing mushrooms provides protection of gastrointestinal tract from ionizing radiation.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23113595

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[@vivianramsay2527]

I'm particularly impressed that you actually give the links for the scientific research that you reported . Very admirable integrity. Well done!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Check out our book it's full of medicinal properties that are cited in the back 😁Knowledge To Forage: Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants & Trees amzn.eu/d/eIa1v6G

[@user-wq1cf7ms5r]

Love this show, Babies face at the end just tops it off. Love it!! ❤

[@BonafideToolJunkie]

Here in Virginia, we have the Box Elder. It's considered the ugly duckling of trees, but it yields lots of wood ear mushrooms 😊

[@phylton333]

Great video! I found it informative and loved seeing the family together at the end. Home is where’s the heart is indeed!

[@debrapaulino918]

Those are incredible beautiful color! Never heard of it.

[@jacquelinemerrick4257]

Excellent so packed with valuable information. Thanks

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😁

[@janetbishop9066]

Hi guys, your video is amazing. I might even give it a go. Love y'all. 🤩

[@K.I.M.7777]

That looks deeeeeeeelicious! Thank you for sharing.

[@richardchartrand5340]

Thank You🙂

[@mrmagoo447]

Definitely giving this recipe a try that soup looked mouth wateringly delicious.

[@HBhelpinghand]

I enjoy the info given, the recipe, great video.

[@LexxEllison]

Beautifully composed as always.❤🕉

[@roxymcrae4645]

❤ I loved watching your little one help himself 🎉

[@OldMysticFantasist]

I already knew a lot about & have foraged many 'jellies', but enjoyed the history/folklore & appreciate the soup recipe. Will definitely try making some now.

[@charlesg2887]

Excellent❤

[@KarenLarsen22070]

Thank you so much ❤

[@debbiehall6616]

Thank you

[@jayceewriter7826]

Thank you , big fan from Raleigh, NC

[@jerrybootneck1736]

Another very informative video guy's. Thank you.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

🙂

[@dennispersinger4120]

Fantastic, just fantastic

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😁😁

[@roastntoast7550]

The Mu-Err is not only suitable for cooking delicious recipes. Chinese culture also treasures Judas's ears as a medicine. It can also be sold as a dietary supplement. The fungus is said to strengthen the immune system and have an anti-inflammatory and haemostatic effect. The Mu-Err is used, for example, for circulatory problems or to lower cholesterol levels. Mu-Err mushrooms are rich in iron, magnesium, potassium and calcium and contain vitamin B1 and phosphorus.

[@howardsmith915]

Fantastic as always

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thanks 😁

[@traceybooth8397]

WOW THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE IN MY AREA BUT NEVER NEW I COULD EAT THEM. ❤️

[@fridacastelanlopez8125]

Lovely!!!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😁

[@mrlovehat1836]

I love this video and your delivery so much. I found my first wood ear today harvested a small pouchful and I’m about to make a super soup with them, black fungus and star anise. It’s set me on the path of wild gathering

[@victoriadoughty1850]

Been sitting here patiently 💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Did you like the judas ear part! 😁

[@nlitenme]

Aww, even baby likes ear mushrooms soup.

[@jsEMCsquared]

I really enjoyed your quiet and gracious informative vidi. I use wood ear for my tom yum soup! Thank you! Edit. I posted before watching the whole vidi. Hot and sour soup is the best with wood ear!

[@butterfly-qs1xg]

Love it! Especially the bit at 5.45 in where you slap that fungi around 🤣 yes I played that bit over a few times, gave me a good chuckle 😆 will definitely try the soup out as it looks delicious 😋

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

When editing the video I thought about removing that bit 🤣

[@butterfly-qs1xg]

I'm so glad you didn't, me and my brother used to slap them round aswell before taking them home for my dad. Brought back good memories for me as I'd forgotten all about it 😆

[@janismartinpoet2815]

The soup smells delicious!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

It was!

[@houseuponthemountain8540]

I love foraging! We like foraging chanterelle mushrooms when we go to Washington state.

[@esquirehancock6937]

That looked like a dessert spoon!

[@luqueymartinez5260]

Low audio but an incredibly informative video, thank you!

[@AnnsTinyLife]

Thank you so much for this video! I've been finding a jelly fungus on my property for a long time now. I thought it was all wood ear but it turns out it's just Amber or black jelly fungus. This has helped me tremendously distinguish between the two. Thank you so much!

[@annabarnes6982]

I foraged wood Blewit yesterday. Been hunting for Jelly Ear but no luck so far,even though we have an Elder tree near us 😊

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Fingers crossed for you!

[@patrikosvath7590]

This is the kind of recipe I would've absolutely loved a few years ago. Even though I don't eat mushrooms anymore the soup was really appetizing! Great information too - as always! Love y'all, peace. ✌️ 💚

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Why did you stop eating mushrooms may we ask Patrik!? 😁

[@patrikosvath7590]

@@homeiswhereourheartis Of course I'll gladly share. Long story short, I'd felt that if I was to continue the lifestyle I was living between 2015 and 2020 I would've got severely ill in a couple of years. So I had to quit smoking, drinking alcohol ,listening to depressing music and hanging out with toxic people all at once. That led me to the discovery that I am way more intuitive than I thought. And i started to listen to my gut ( quite literally haha 😃) about a lot of things and ended up developing spiritual gifts. But in order to achieve that I decided to go full vegan and ditch all the processed commercial food. That's how I found your channel in the first place, looking for herbal knowledge. And I'm so happy that I did eventually find you guys 💚

[@marianlund3650]

Great video. What is that lovely music?

[@moondadwright]

Thank you so much for this video. I just started looking into this mushroom for getting my dad off from Warfin, He has a blood clotting disorder known as, Factor 5. I learned that this mushroom has blood thinning properties and Is an anti coagulant It has anti plateleting properties. Keep up the great work.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you 🙂

[@oldgold1100]

Really interesting vid. I've seen them on elder but never knew that they were edible. I would love to have the knowledge to forage for fungi but I'm scared of be poisoned lol. I now feel confident to foraging wood ear and two others, Puffball and Stinkhorn. Thank you for showing us all. John.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Your welcome John!

[@litsoschastlivyy7002]

I found some in a park near where i live along with some white oyster mushrooms

[@freedomforestlife]

Great video guys - thank you. Love all the info you pack in, foraging for mushrooms is something that I never feel very confident about, but after all your clear identification methods for the wood ear, I feel confident I would know this one now. Can't wait for our mushrooms to get going at Freedom Forest too - Love a Mushroom soup!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Are you guys actively promoting fungi growth at freedom Forest? 🙂🍄

[@freedomforestlife]

@@homeiswhereourheartis I inocculated some logs a few months back with Shitake, Oyster and Lions Mane - and I can see the Mycelium has spread in the logs now - very exciting 💚🍄

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Aha lions mane very exciting!

[@kpripeshsingha6824]

I have this plenty at my home and it grows automatically from dead woods during rainy days but I am not sure if it's edible but I have always wanted to try these mushroom.

[@guilhermenoivo8827]

is so cool to see how light your dressed in January compared to where i am right now D but, sounds like if i go forage now i might find some of those fungis yei :) im off ! thank so you much its great and inspiring to see you guys pushing strongly bravely and independently ! i wish for you some of the strenght back that you given me from watching this (and other) videos thank you thank you thank you

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you for your kind comment ! Did you find any ?

[@guilhermenoivo8827]

@@homeiswhereourheartis No xD. Nor ElderTrees. SOmeone told me they dont grow this further up north, but at the same time, im in the most southwest part of the country, so, maybe ? :) anyway, i did not had much time that time, before my work shift :) ill go again! The fields are still with blloming yarrow, red clover , burdock and a lot of good stuff : D, i also got inspired by the direct quote "its also going out to foraging that is good for you " thanks a lot again :D

[@KarolMachnowski]

Thanks one more time I like this funga is well.How often you have it?

[@onlywayisforward]

The elder tree seems like a bad choice for a hanging tree, the wood usually snaps easily. Great vid btw 💯

[@chuckheppner4384]

❤

[@TheMotorcyclingYogi]

Thank you so much for all that you share. How would you dehydrate these mushrooms? Do they have to be cooked before dehydrating? 🙏

[@BrandonDickenson35]

Soak it for some hours to rehydrate and use as you would fresh ones once it's gotten near how you found it

[@judyofthewoods]

It's a fungus I've been meaning to pick for some time, just because I knew it was edible and being curious if it was any good. Now knowing how good it is I will definitely collect some. Thanks for the great info and recipe. Just to clarify - does a "generous table spoon of water" mean "heaped"?

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Glad you enjoyed our video 😁 Yes heaped table spoon just to make sure it's more liquidy than starchy

[@yobeaubaby]

🙏🙏🙏💚💚💚

[@paulinelamont7388]

i love your videos, no thumbs up from bruce, he was too busy eating the soup, ha ha, i only know where 1 elder tree is growing, so that will be today's task, see if i can find jelly ear, so glad you gave the other names as i thought i was wrong saying it was Jews ear.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

He loves it! 🤣 Good luck on your mushroom hunt 😁👂🍄

[@lornalane1235]

Great info but you make my arms & chest hurt. 😅😅😅

[@lisamullin3463]

Hi beautiful souls! can not find the brown wood ear shrooms that are brown. Seems in stores they only have the black ones from China. Do you have a source if I do not live in the Forrest…sadly!

[@outdoorvideoswithbrad]

Could I just fry them up? If anything I guess I could put it in my potato soup

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

They pop when fried & fly out the pan!

[@outdoorvideoswithbrad]

@@homeiswhereourheartis ok I could use a lid haha thanks

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Enjoy!

[@VodorTV]

Brilliant video but the audio is only coming out of the left ear for most of the video till the end where it switches tot he right ear so its really hard to listen to on headphones.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Our camera dosnt seem to like headphones for some reason

[@VodorTV]

@@homeiswhereourheartis What editing program do you use? If you are only recording from your camera in mono most editing programs will convert mono audio to dual channel audio with two key strokes. If you need any help Im happy to help! :)

[@sargamsharma372]

Why do i have this on my washroom sink ? And that too it was in bundles under the sink i remove it but it comes back everytime. What should i do 🤢

[@chadrickellis3189]

I can’t hear anything 😮

[@larrya7822]

All you foragers say to consult your doctor before. I don't know of any doctor that would take the legal risk of telling you to eat something growing in the wild.

[@PackWolfypack]

Please don’t take the Lord’s name in vain Stelly 😢.

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[@FellowHuman137]

Jew ears... they're jew ears.

[@MIKEBAMBOOO]

its more common name is Jews ear