Mushroom hunting can be a delightful experience, and immensely rewarding.
But it doesn't tolerate fools . Many poisonous mushrooms look just like the most delicious edible ones - to the inexperienced eye. Rarely, these may even end up in gourmet shops and supermarkets, sold by pickers who don't know what they're doing. The Food and Drug Administration did a study in 1993 and found 9 toxic samples out of 42 morels purchased from shops. There are no general rules for spotting the dangerous caps.