Jeßus wrote:

Also have Chinese Artichokes established - but have not yet tried them,
no idea what they taste like.

Quite similar to JAs, though smaller and more fiddley to prepare.

Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
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