People go crazy over morel mushrooms. They can sell for $40 a pound. I found a few yesterday in the woods, but over the years I’ve never had a major haul. I didn’t even realize they appeared on the property until about six years ago. One year I found about 25, but I was a couple days late and they were well past their prime and inedible.
Judy sautéed up the four I found and we had them with dinner. Morels have an interesting chewy texture, almost comparable to calamari. While they are quite good, both Judy and I prefer the taste, texture, and ease of preparing the cultivated shiitake we have been growing for the past four years.