June 19, 1806 – Lewis, Meriwether
“Cruzatte (Cruzatte, Pierre) brought me several large morells which I roasted and eat without salt pepper or grease in this way I had for the first time the true taist of the morell which is truly an insippid taistless food. our stock of salt is now exhausted except two quarts which I have reserved for my tour up Maria’s River (Marias River) and that I left the other day on the mountain.— Most likely the black morel, Morchella angusticeps Pk., a spring mushroom highly prized by people who have access to salt and “grease.”
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