RE: The Globe Artichoke - to Carol

[Guest guest]

Carol - That was so funny to read. I felt like I was right there watching

you tackle that artichoke. I find that if I put my artichoke in a small pot

that just holds it and about an inch water, it cannot bob around. I don't

bother cutting off the sharp tips. I have to admit it IS a lot of work for

such a small amount of vegetable. My reward is getting to the heart. I

LOVE it... almost as much as chocolate... but now that isn't legal.

Thanks for the smile.

Tammy SCD for one full week!

The Globe Artichoke

The French may have volatile politics and treat tourists with disdain

but when it comes to making a food that seems basically inedible into a

delicacy, they excel.

Which is why I am sending the next Globe Artichoke that lands in my

kitchen right to Paris.

It is the antithesis of convenience food. First it literally stung me

so I attacked the tips of the leaves with scissors, twisted the stem

off, or at least tried as I almost broke my wrist. I tore off a few

tough outer leaves. Next I swabbed it with lemon juice but it still

turned a sort of khaki color in the pot.

I tore off the tough outer leaves and tried to drown it in three inches

of boiling water but had to put another pot on top of it to keep it

submerged. It kept bobbing to the surface like a nautical buoy. The

rest of the meal was ready, but " Artie, the Artful Dodger, " bounced

around the pot like something from Cirque de' Soleil for another thirty

minutes.

I melted a little butter and added lemon juice and set about

disassembling the artichoke as if it were a package of furniture from

Ikea, dipped each leaf in the lemon butter and dragged my teeth over it

coming up almost empty every time.

If you are into behavior modification and finger food, this will fill

the bill, but the next petaled vegetable plant I plan to engage is

asparagus. Break the stem, simmer seven minutes and enjoy. No more

" Around the Globe in Eighty Days " !!!!

Carol F.

Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS

SCD 6 years

[Guest guest]

> My reward is getting to the heart. I

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I love artichoke hears but was exhausted and puzzled by the time I

reached the center and didn't separate it from the fuzzy stuff. " Bin "

there, tossed it :-(

Carol

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