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   From: rusty.hinge@invalid.zetnet.co.uk   
      
   The message <80a2ee6b-3e53-4f03-bdae-463c741cf3fa@20g2000yqt.googlegroups.com>   
   from Sdraeger  contains these words:   
      
   > I was wondering if anybody could shed some light on the chemical   
   > compounds found in morels.  I have heard that all must be cooked, and   
   > also that black morels have to be cooked more than yellow. But that   
   > false morels are also edible after cooking. Does anyone know what   
   > chemicals are found in all of them and are any morels truly 100% safe   
   > to eat?   
      
   Cook all morels - thoroughly.   
      
   *NEVER* eat false morels (Gyromitra esculenta) as these are cumulatively   
   poisonous.   
      
   > Do they have an accumulative effect, or have any carcinogens?   
   > Does anyone know of a web link that breaks down and describes the   
   > dangerous chemicals found in morels.   
      
   Beware of websites. *ANYBODY* can pontificate on a website. Get a book   
   by a recognised authority on the subject.   
      
   > I have also read that most wild   
   > mushrooms including morels aren't able to be digested and don't really   
   > hold any value for human consumption. Is that true?   
      
   No. Weight-for-weight. dried mushrooms contain more proteins than dried   
   meat - though *SOME* of the proteins may not be digestible.   
      
   >  Any info would be greatly appreciated!   
      
   Which continent are you posting from?   
      
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