Morels? I've seen 'em, but never prepared 'em for the table.
What kind do we look for in the Spring? I haven't hunted for mushrooms in recent years. I used to find a couple varieties of what are referred to as "pine mushrooms" here at the beach.
Forgot their names, but I know them by sight.
One is a pale orange or light tan on top, with orange gills. Cracks in the top of the cap on larger ones will turn green. (I looked it up: can't recall any common name, but they are "lactarius deliciosus").
The other is yellow, also gilled, and I think its called "Man on Horseback."
Usually find these in the Fall. Also King Boletes, if you get to 'em before the flies find them. You need to get these as soon as they pop up, because the flies don't waste any time. Nearly impossible to find a nice big one that hasn't already been discovered by the flies. However, a couple of those little maggots aren't bad, since they get cooked. More protein!
(As an aside, before we had pesticides, there was no such thing as a "Vegan." They ate bugs with their veggies, whether they wanted to or not! Same for all those "vegetarian" animals. Those "herbivores" actually are omnivores, just eating their meat lower on the food chain). But I digress (a lot!).
We are supposed to have Matsutakes growing here in the dunes, too (also known as "pine mushrooms"), but I'm not sure how to identify them, although I think I have. Not willing to be a guinea pig, though!
Nobody's talkin' about their secret Chanterelle spots, though. Nobody in their right mind, anyway. Next time there won't be any mushrooms there, if you talk about 'em.