Tim Tyler wrote in message ...
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote or quoted:

Never tried this with salsify, but I cook jerusalem artichokes in their
skins, cut them in half and scoop out the flesh using a teaspoon.

If you've cooked a jerusalem artichoke, eat the skin too! ;-)

John Seymour's solution is to let them flower and seed, then shoot the
pheasants which are attracted. I haven't had a gun for decades, but it
seems sound to me. The vegetable itself leaves me cold.

Mike.