Re: [CH] corn fungus

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>Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:17:46 +0200
>From: "T" <joemama@swissonline.ch>
>Subject: [CH] corn fungus
>
>Some of the corn in my garden seems to have the edible fungus used in
>Mexican cooking (large, distorted, gray kernels, hollow and black on the
>inside).
>
>Is this the right stuff?  How do I use it?
>
>Tom

Sounds about right. If I'm not mistaken, the stuff is called huitlacoche. I
can't offer you any recipes for it, but I think there is one in Vincent
Guerithault's cookbook that uses the stuff in tamales (?)... it's pretty
rare, and expensive if you can get it, so lucky you! Let us know if you
cook with it.

Melinda


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