Topic: Artichokes.

[carolinej]

Aaaah, all is becoming clear now ;D

cj :)

[Suzanne]

Just realised if my little fingers get too randommthen I can I, I, I, I too many times and almost become Carmen Miranda.

No ....................oops i'll get me coat.

[ninnyscrops]

Was two "y's" in my day :-D Two y's you are two y's you be, I see you are two y's for me :-D

[Plot69]

Just remember, always proof read carefully in case you something out.

[carolinej]

 ;D ;D ;D

cj :)

[Plot69]

Graffiti on a toilet wall...

LOLOAQIC, I82QB4IP.

[Suzanne]

 ;D  ::) need to be extra careful - don't want to be saying something I <> mean

[markfield rover]

Plot69  re: J'artichokes I leave them till the end of the year then dig them up as wanted,they don't seem to store once lifted.
Divine soup.

[PurpleHeather]

Graffiti on a toilet wall...

LOLOAQIC, I82QB4IP.

Yeh, they don't do graffiti like they used to

Here I sit broken hearted
Paid a penny and only farted

It is 20p now and after eating Jerusalem artichokes, could get expensive they do have that effect!

[antipodes]

if anyone wants a pic of a ripe artichoke, look at my blog, I have pics of mine harvested. This is a big artichoke growing area here so we all kind of experts ;D ;D - They should have a fat round base and be quite closed still at the top. Once the tops of the leaves start to fan out, they need picking or they will flower.

I cook mine in teh pressure cooker, all squashed in, about 35 minutes. You can also steam them if you have a steamer, it's longer, 45-50 for big ones. Personally I like the big ones.
You can cut them in half once cooked, scoop out the "choke" (the hairs as we call it here) and stuff them - stuffed with a creamy garlicky mushroom mixture is very nice.
In fact I just bought 3 big ones at the market this morning   ;D ;D jealous??

[carolinej]

It's fine here this evening, so I think I'll pop over the lottie and pick some.

I am a bit of a panicker when it comes to eating new things ::) so thanks for the advice. I wouldnt have thought i could eat the leaves too.

cj :)

[saddad]

You can store JA's in a clamp... to stop them drying out, we use old compost and a large bucket...  ;D