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Written by:Denise Baker & Henry Garman
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Finding Morels...
Your How-to Guide
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Attention - Achtung!“There are old mushroom eatersand there are bold mushroom eaters,but there are no old bold mushroom eaters”Don’t eat any mushroom unless youare ABSOLUTELY sure that it is safe!
You should never eat any mushroom unless it is positively identifed as edible. I you are inany way uncertain about the edibility o a mushroom, don’t try it.
If in doubt, throw it out!
While morels are easily identifed, other species o sae mushrooms have deadly look-alikes.I you are just starting to collect and eat wild mushrooms, don’t rely on books or websitesalone or your inormation. Go hiking with experienced experts, who can show you how toidentiy the important characteristics o edible and poisonous mushrooms.
Finding Morels...
Your How-to Guide
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Table of Contents
All about Morels ........................................................................................4Morel the fruit of the Mushroom ............................................................4True and False Morels .............................................................................5Yellow Morels .........................................................................................6Half Free Morels .....................................................................................6False Morels ............................................................................................7The Early Morel ......................................................................................8Some other mushrooms resembling Morels ...........................................8Dangers of eating Beafsteak False Morels..............................................9Review of True and False Morels .........................................................10West Coast Morels ................................................................................11Season ......................................................................................................11Indicator Trees .........................................................................................14Where to Look .........................................................................................17How to Look and Harvest ........................................................................19Equipment ................................................................................................21Backwoods Etiquette Top Ten List ..........................................................24Transporting and Preparation ...................................................................25Recipes .....................................................................................................27Down Home Cookin’ ............................................................................30Down Home Cookin’ Meets Gourmet ..................................................31Gourmet ................................................................................................34Stories ......................................................................................................36Resources .................................................................................................38Discussion Boards .................................................................................38Web Sites...............................................................................................38Fire Burn Morel Resources ...................................................................40Books ....................................................................................................41Videos ...................................................................................................42Morel Paraphenalia ...............................................................................42Endnotes ...............................................................................................43About the authors - credits ...................................................................47
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