I found several in my backyard yesterday. Yum!

Save the liver!

What part of the country?

Careful with that fungi, Eugene.

I've been invited to eat wild fungi and been with people who did it successfully, but I'm still leary.

I hear they are quite tasty, though.

What part of the country?

I believe he's in sourthern misery -- er Missouri

Morels grow on land owned by one of my colleagues. They are delicious.

Of course, every year they fly a few people down from Oregon to California for liver transplants (or, sometimes, burial) after they eat the wrong shroom.

Yup. Happens in SoCal all the time, generally amongst the "guest worker" population.

he's in sourthern [sic] misery

Actually smack dab in the middle.

There is a false morel but they don't really look the same. I do recommend you go picking with someone who eats shrooms and is still alive.

Wild mushrooms actually have flavor. You can slice for salads, saute, batter and deep fry or bake.

When we hit 80 they'll be popping out of the ground.

'When we hit 80 they'll be popping out of the ground.'

Posted by OzarkAggie

False Morels, the Fugu of Fungi!!!

People actually eat false morels in scandinavia. They parboil them several times to extract the hydrazine and make them safe to eat. Yes, I said hydrazine. These are rocket-powered 'shrooms (but not the kind that will send you into interstellar overdrive and set you down on the dark side of the moon).

A small catch - parboiling vaporizes the hydrazine and you have to make sure you cook them in a well-ventilated room. Otherwise, you can inhale the toxin.

Funny, I hear echoes....