Just got a call from one of our sources out west offering us the "Early Morel" or Verpa bohemica.
It is also called the "False morel," and the "Half cap."
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/verpa_bohemica.html
I have always stayed away from this mushroom, because it is listed in some sources as toxic.
On the other hand, many people claim to have eaten this for years with no ill effects. David Aurora, one of America's great mushroom experts, advises "Eat with caution."
http://www.rrich.com/msverpabohemica.html
Anyone out there have any experience with this mushroom? Any comments on edibility and
safety?
2 comments:
I've grown up eating them here in the NW (usually floured and fried). My family has hunted them every year for several generations and with no ill effect... It was only a few years ago that I learned we weren't eating "true" morrells....
I eat a few of them every spring. Like the true morel, they must be cooked.
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