“Would you like to try the morel mushrooms?” my mom asked one of our relatives.
“Julie and her dad went mushroom hunting,” she added.
I was young, but I noticed my relative’s skeptical expression.
“No, thank you,” he said politely.
I don’t think he even touched the serving plate. He probably thought we would be rushed to the emergency room shortly after eating.
Mushrooms can be very toxic, but we weren…