These mushrooms, and lots of overturned turf, were all that remained of what had obviously been a big patch of good mushrooms. He did find a few, though. Unfortunately, we didn't get to try any this time. But France is teeming with all sorts of interesting mushrooms. If you crack Joy of Cooking, you'll see that most of the the mushrooms they list as particularly interesting come from France.
Morels grow wild here, as do chanterelles and cepes.
I finally decided that I had to try something. I soaked the morels in sherry, then cooked up the whole mess in butter and the sherry. Kim had the small amount of leftovers with scrambled eggs the next morning. If you skip the morels, there are several different kinds of fresh or dried mushrooms to choose from, and they're not that expensive. All rights reserved.