Important: Safety Warning
This page offers rules for telling edible mushrooms from poisonous ones. No such rules are reliable, and these identifications predate modern mycology. Deadly species closely resemble edible ones, and mistakes are regularly fatal. Never eat a wild mushroom on the strength of this text.
This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon.
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Morels
The morel is one of the few edible fungi found in this country which may be employed as food with safety. It is much more common, however, in many parts of the middle and south of Europe than here. It is nutritious, and not difficult to digest; the chief use to which it is put is to flavour sauces and gravies. It is used either fresh or dried, and is often brought to market in the latter state. It makes excellent ketchup.