Today might be a good time for a confession....Peter is the head cornpicker at Dorisdalein case you didn't know. He's the pro after all the years of practice--and I've been quite fine staying in the house with the kids on early mornings. Liam and I did have to rush into the field last week one day (lucklily Liam knew exactly where to pick--he's been out with Dad picking). Which leads me to huitlacoche....
My parents grew a little bit of corn in our garden growing up, usually next to the fields of grain corn. I wasn't much of a gardener (and have the scars to prove it...but that's another story) and the one thing I absolutely hated was fungus growing on the corn which we called corn smut....especially when I unknowingly stuck my finger in it (YUCK).
Well my visit to Liam brought back those memories--we have a bumper crop of smut this year due to the hot, dry weather in July and the rains we've had in August! Who knew we could have big money in "corn truffles" sitting right in our field. I don't think we'll be trying any huitlacoche for supper at the Doris dinner table, but if you're interested, let us know! (Note: I'll refrain from taking pictures of our smut--check out this link to learn more)
http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/corn-smut
Oh, I've gone some smutty photos for you. Sorry, I couldn't help it.
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