Dryad's saddle

I have had a similarly bad reaction to morels as well as other supposedly edible fungi, so now I just take pictures of them and admire the way they look.

Hmm, well it sounds like your bases are covered. Could it have been another ingredient eaten around the same time? I hope I never develop a sensitivity to morels... What a curse! ;)

Assuming they were real morels, rather than false morels (which do look fairly distinct, but can sometimes be confused), then make sure that the morels are thoroughly cooked before eating - they, like many edible mushrooms, contain compounds that can make you ill (usually not dangerous, just unpleasant) that are destroyed by heating.

You're welcome. There's a dead tree near me that has a crop of those mushrooms every year. I guess people eat the tender edges of the caps, although that's something I haven't tried.

Dryad's Saddle, Polyporus squamosus: http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Polyporus_squamosus_03.htm