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Posted: **August 23, 2006 5:25 pm**

in the grocery store??

CORN SMUT
Corn smut is a black, bulbous fungus which causes corn kernels to swell to many times their size. Most U.S. farmers consider it a disease, and destroy infected plants. However, the Aztecs considered it a delicacy, and it is still prized in Mexican cuisine. Also known as Mexican truffle, huitlacoche, cuitlacoche, and maize mushroom. It can be found in gourmet markets fresh, canned and frozen. It has a sweet, smoky flavor.

Posted: **August 23, 2006 5:53 pm**

What were you Googling to find that?

Posted: **August 23, 2006 5:56 pm**

In Iowa, corn smut involves the cob

Posted: **August 23, 2006 6:03 pm**

OceanCityGirl wrote:in the grocery store??

CORN SMUT
Corn smut is a black, bulbous fungus which causes corn kernels to swell to many times their size. Most U.S. farmers consider it a disease, and destroy infected plants. However, the Aztecs considered it a delicacy, and it is still prized in Mexican cuisine. Also known as Mexican truffle, huitlacoche, cuitlacoche, and maize mushroom. It can be found in gourmet markets fresh, canned and frozen. It has a sweet, smoky flavor.

I have relatives in Girdletree MD. I'm sure there's corn smut there!

Posted: **August 24, 2006 10:01 am**

There is a great review of this stuff here:

http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/ca ... eat_it.php

Scroll down about half way, it's Vol. 7.

I suggest reading the whole page, some funny stuff indeed.

Posted: **August 24, 2006 10:08 am**

SharkOnLand wrote:What were you Googling to find that?

Umm?? I'm guessing Google.

Posted: **August 24, 2006 10:10 am**

CORN SMUT!!

Where's Ron Jeremy?

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I wonder if they have to keep this behind the counter

I wonder if they have to keep this behind the counter

Re: I wonder if they have to keep this behind the counter