"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 10/1/07 21:30, in article , "Des
Higgins" wrote:

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We have both cardoon and artichoke (well one of each; small front
garden);
the cardoon is more spectacular but the artichoke is neater (and easier
to
eat :-).

Helluva fiddle, though!

I'm sure I must have tried boiling them and just pulling the skin of, which
I sometimes do with potatoes, much easier than peeling them.

Alan