Morelly Corrupt

[HarmanKardon]

Don't ever confuse them with Gyromitra, this dangerous mushroom appears in Spring...

[MrPots]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

That's one of the cool things about morels. they are very distinctive, nothing else looks like them. Anyone can gather them safely (assuming someone isn't lurking around who regards the patch as theirs....)




Hey, what am I saying? That thing in the picture is VERY POISONOUS. Leave them be, and if they are within a hundred miles or so of Dayton, call me and I'll dispose of them safely!

Indeed...false morels (although the one pictured looks like a good morel...). I had false morels around too. You can tell them apart; the genuine morel is hollow, the false morels are solid inside and tend to be sorta slimy.

[donquixote99]

My riff about 'poisonous morels' was intended as humor--had not heard of 'false morels.'

So I've learned something.

[Wasillaguy]

We have found the false morel in the past, growing within feet of the real thing.
BTW, we had butter sautéed shrooms with moose steaks last night, and with scrambled cheese eggs this morning.
Delicious!
We're going out hunting again now...