How I prepare morel mushrooms

Morels can't be used like you'd use regular mushrooms from the grocery store. You mustn't eat them raw in salads, because they can make you sick if they aren't cooked.

The first thing I do with them is halve them lengthwise, rinse them off, and soak them in salt water. Salt water gets the ants and snails out. When I'm ready to use them, I remove them from the salt water and rinse off any remaining dirt.

Some people saute them. If I only find a few, so that it isn't enough to make a "mess", I dice them, saute them, and scramble some eggs with them.

My mother simply rolled morels in flour and fried them. I really prefer them dipped in an egg-and-milk mixture, then rolled in a combination of half flour and half finely-crushed round crackers like Hi Ho or Ritz.