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2 hours ago, Shelby said:Yes, it does. The new/white ones taste just like sweet corn and are crisp. I eat them raw. The darker ones are more like a mushroom. They more absorb other flavors that you cook them with.
I've never grown corn and certainly never seen Smut before. Would you mind sharing how it develops? Is it a fungal parasitic type thing? I'm guessing it doesn't ruin the corn however it originates?
ETA As as I hit post I realised I should have Googled first! Apologies...
2 hours ago, Shelby said:Yes, it does. The new/white ones taste just like sweet corn and are crisp. I eat them raw. The darker ones are more like a mushroom. They more absorb other flavors that you cook them with.
I've never grown corn and certainly never seen Smut before. Would you mind sharing how it develops? Is it a fungal parasitic type thing? I'm guessing it doesn't ruin the corn however it originates?
