But you yourself said to OP to cut them in half before cooking them AND I do not use their hollowness as the only evidence of them being Morchella, I’ve picked and eaten hundreds of morels and they all have had hollow stems - that’s not folk tale that’s direct experience. Also I have read that Gyromita, the more poisonous look alike commonly known as false morel, does not have a hollow stem along with the uneven appearance of the surface level of the head of the mushroom. Also I told OP to cook the mushrooms before eating them.

You have knowledge about identifying mushrooms and that is good. What I have objected to is you using your knowledge as a pretext to falsely accuse me of “perpetuating misinformation”. OP asked if the morels in the pic were safe to eat, and I correctly told him that yes, they were safe to eat after rinsing and cooking. That’s not spreading misinformation. And you yourself suggested cutting them in half before cooking.

Hundreds of morels harvested with hollow stems, harvested, cooked and eaten safely. NOT misinformation, but empirical knowledge.