[CH] corn smut
Margaret Lauterbach (mlaute@micron.net)
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 07:24:03 -0600
I've been a subscriber to chile-heads digest for years, and usually just
post privately. But questions are still arising over the use of corn smut.
There are lots of recipes on the Net, just run a search for huitlacoche.
That's the name used for corn smut in Mexican cooking. Diana Kennedy's
"Cuisines of Mexico" also has a recipe or two. Be sure you harvest it
while the swollen kernels are still silvery blue. When they turn black and
begin emitting spores you'll wonder who released a toner cartridge in your
house. Margaret