"Peggy" > wrote in message
news:ahwmb.25237$e01.49489@attbi_s02...
> Does anyone know what the rainy season is in Mexico? I've been wanting to
> try the black corn fungus now for awhile, but am never sure when to look
for
> it.
> Growing up in a Illinois cornfield, we called it "corn smut" and would've
> NEVER thought of eating it, for God sake!
>
>

Peggy, don't we have enough smut on the internet? :-)

Huitlacoche which is often spelled _Cuitlacoche_ , can be found fresh in
Mexico D.F. from March through December.
Burns Farms in Montverde, Fla. (407) 469-4490 sometimes has it fresh or
frozen.

Pandering to your need for smut: http://www.samcooks.com/relish/corn.htm
Ustilago maydis (huitlacoche)
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/march98.html

I just happen to have a small can of "Goya" Huitlacoche sitting beside me.
Just for the fun of it, I'll send you this can of smut
Monday, to play with if you like. Please keep in mind, canned smut is
never as good as the real thing.

The devil made me type this,

doc