Clutch,
Nice to meet you! Thanks for the compliment! I am generally reluctant to post any but the most basic instruction here as I fear the dispensing of false or incomplete information. Also I try to be encouraging rather than be boastful but like any hunter I do have an ego to feed. Thanks for the report as all findings are important both as data and psychological fuel.
Hobler,
I was going to slice one of those Verpas in half lengthwise and take an image but knew there are better images to be found online. With Verpa " the sides of the cap are not intergrown with the stalk as in Morchella" ( Dave Arora )
Lynk,
I also hear reports of people eating and selling!!! Verpas !!!. I wouldn't encourage the attempt to consume and would denounce the attempt to sell.
This coming weekend I would predict of finding some small morels if I go out, the following week I hope to be putting some in the basket.
Good luck to all and enjoy the hunt.