1. Technically, if you cook them safely and thoroughly, you can remove all of the neurotoxins from false morels. This would make them safe to eat. But even slightly undercooking the mushrooms can leave enough neurotoxin to get you sick. Be on the safe side — never cook or eat false morels.

    www.webmd.com/first-aid/false-morels-poisoning
    Many mushroom hunters in Europe consider false morels outside of those two species to be edible once cooked. That said, unless you are an expert, it is best to avoid all false morels. Note that, if eaten raw, even true morels can cause minor stomach upset, so never eat a morel of any type without cooking it first.
    mushroomsite.com/2020/05/09/morel-vs-false-morel/
    There are false morel species that appear to be edible, at least when properly prepared. Not all are necessarily deadly even if they do cause illness, and it’s true that at least some instances of false morel poisoning may be attributable to unusual sensitivity on the part of the eater.
    healing-mushrooms.net/false-morels
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