There are numerous ways of serving these fungi, among which is the common method of frying with butter or oil, and variously seasoning with onion, garlic, herbs, etc., according to taste, and serving on toast, or with crisped bread-crumbs. Our chapter on recipes will suggest other more elaborate methods.
PLATE XXXIII
THE WHITE HELVELLA
Helvella crispa
Pileus: Two to three inches in diameter; wavy or curled, reflexed at edges, often puckered towards centre; white or pale creamy; somewhat leathery in texture in older specimens.
Spore surface: On underside of cap, ochraceous.
Stem: White, more or less furrowed with vertical hollows.
Taste: Similar to Morel, to which it is closely allied.
Habitat: Woods.