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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
Did anyone see "Grow your own veg" on BBC2 last night? It was
enthusiastically promoting Jerusalem Artichokes as easy to grow and good to eat, enough to induce me to order some seed tubers this morning, but omitted to mention a key fact about these little chaps. I know from experience that, although they are delicious, and hence make you want to eat a lot of them, they are the very devil for causing flatulence, unless you are very restrained about how much you eat. Does anyone know the answer to this? Is there something you can eat or cook with them, which will enable you to enjoy the wonderful flavour without making you fart? Ken |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
wrote: Is there something you can eat or cook with them, which will enable you to enjoy the wonderful flavour without making you fart? --- Yes Caraway seeds. Also add them to vegetable stews and bean recipes. Did you know that besides making you fart, artichokes have diuretic properties. The more of them you eat, the more time you'll spend in the loo spending a penny. Carol didn't mention that did she! MikeCT |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
On 6 Jan 2007 04:53:13 -0800, "
wrote: Did anyone see "Grow your own veg" on BBC2 last night? It was enthusiastically promoting Jerusalem Artichokes as easy to grow and good to eat, enough to induce me to order some seed tubers this morning, but omitted to mention a key fact about these little chaps. Having heard the reputation of JA and then hearing Carol (Isn't she a delight!) describe them as a "wind break" I wonder if there is a double meaning to that, or even a misinterpretation! Pam in Bristol |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message Don't you just _love_ Carol? Genuine infectious enthusiasm after all those years in the business, no nauseating telly-bizzery, total lack of talking down or disrespect for the audience. As I've said before, I do hope TV makes more use of its older women. -- Mike. Yes and she is YOUNGER THAN ME! but I'm not complaining. |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
"MikeCT" wrote in message news wrote: Is there something you can eat or cook with them, which will enable you to enjoy the wonderful flavour without making you fart? --- Yes Caraway seeds. Also add them to vegetable stews and bean recipes. Did you know that besides making you fart, artichokes have diuretic properties. The more of them you eat, the more time you'll spend in the loo spending a penny. Carol didn't mention that did she! MikeCT Well all in all I think I'll give them a miss. But it was good to hear vintage Genesis and ELP in a gardening programme! Steve |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
Mike Lyle wrote: Don't you just _love_ Carol? Genuine infectious enthusiasm after all those years in the business, no nauseating telly-bizzery, total lack of talking down or disrespect for the audience. As I've said before, I do hope TV makes more use of its older women. She's lovely - I've always loved her voice. She's simple and so easy to understand - I feel I'd work well with her around the garden, effortlessly, in perfect synch, almost psychic like I do with my best gardening mates ) Those hands peeling the artichokes were true hard working hands. You simply can't go wrong with simplicity and showing it the way it is. There's so much I want to discover from her garden - I think we'll see only one veg at a time through the same year. It's a great idea. Great show. Can't wait next week. |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... On 6 Jan 2007 04:53:13 -0800, " wrote: Did anyone see "Grow your own veg" on BBC2 last night? It was enthusiastically promoting Jerusalem Artichokes as easy to grow and good to eat, enough to induce me to order some seed tubers this morning, but omitted to mention a key fact about these little chaps. Having heard the reputation of JA and then hearing Carol (Isn't she a delight!) describe them as a "wind break" I wonder if there is a double meaning to that, or even a misinterpretation! Pam in Bristol She is BRILLIANT. Grubby hands, filthy boots, loads of wrinkles :~) She's an inspiration. I really felt I wanted to taste those tatties boiled in the garden ! Jenny |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
"shazzbat" wrote in message ... "MikeCT" wrote in message news wrote: Is there something you can eat or cook with them, which will enable you to enjoy the wonderful flavour without making you fart? --- Yes Caraway seeds. Also add them to vegetable stews and bean recipes. Did you know that besides making you fart, artichokes have diuretic properties. The more of them you eat, the more time you'll spend in the loo spending a penny. Carol didn't mention that did she! MikeCT Well all in all I think I'll give them a miss. But it was good to hear vintage Genesis and ELP in a gardening programme! Yes! I could not believe my ears. The ELP I heard (only saw half the programme) was from Trilogy (Abaddon's Bolero and In the Beginning) and it sounded amazing and not at all dated. Sold all my ELP albums about 25 years ago though so cannot check it out again and am too shy to be seen buying prog rock on-line :-). Steve |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
wrote in message ups.com... Did anyone see "Grow your own veg" on BBC2 last night? It was enthusiastically promoting Jerusalem Artichokes as easy to grow and good to eat, enough to induce me to order some seed tubers this morning, but omitted to mention a key fact about these little chaps. Where can you get tubers (on-line in UK or Ireland)? I used to have a patch of perennial sunflowers that looked just like the artichokes and they were nice looking enough to make me want a patch, wind or not. I know from experience that, although they are delicious, and hence make you want to eat a lot of them, they are the very devil for causing flatulence, unless you are very restrained about how much you eat. Does anyone know the answer to this? Is there something you can eat or cook with them, which will enable you to enjoy the wonderful flavour without making you fart? Ken |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
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wrote in message ups.com... Did anyone see "Grow your own veg" on BBC2 last night? It was enthusiastically promoting Jerusalem Artichokes as easy to grow and good to eat, enough to induce me to order some seed tubers this morning, but omitted to mention a key fact about these little chaps. Where can you get tubers (on-line in UK or Ireland)? I used to have a patch of perennial sunflowers that looked just like the artichokes and they were nice looking enough to make me want a patch, wind or not. Thompson and Morgan sell them online (http://potatoes.thompson-morgan.com/...duct/aww3114/1) although I think they only deliver in the UK HTH Gill M |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
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wrote: She is BRILLIANT. Grubby hands, filthy boots, loads of wrinkles :~) She's an inspiration. I really felt I wanted to taste those tatties boiled in the garden ! A wonderful little red bird - in fact two of them. |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
"Jim Paterson" wrote "Mike Lyle" wrote in message Don't you just _love_ Carol? Genuine infectious enthusiasm after all those years in the business, no nauseating telly-bizzery, total lack of talking down or disrespect for the audience. As I've said before, I do hope TV makes more use of its older women. Yes and she is YOUNGER THAN ME! but I'm not complaining. She's an inspiration - such a natural. I really enjoyed the programme, which seemed to find just the right balance between (literally) down to earth and instructional on the one hand, and showing how it can be a huge amount of enjoyable fun on the other. It was a breath of fresh air in the stuffy old winter programming schedule. Bless her woolly mufflers. -- Sue |
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The trouble with Jerusalem Artichokes
"shazzbat" wrote in message ... "MikeCT" wrote in message news wrote: Is there something you can eat or cook with them, which will enable you to enjoy the wonderful flavour without making you fart? --- Yes Caraway seeds. Also add them to vegetable stews and bean recipes. Did you know that besides making you fart, artichokes have diuretic properties. The more of them you eat, the more time you'll spend in the loo spending a penny. Carol didn't mention that did she! MikeCT Well all in all I think I'll give them a miss. I wouldn't, they are very tasty, you are not compelled to eat them every day you know. Alan |
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