big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

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On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:19:37 -0000, Gill Smith wrote:

big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

I liked them (sunchokes) a lot the first and only time I've tried
them. Sauteed in butter and lightly seasoned, they had a nice
nutty, rich taste.

-sw

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2010-11-14 22:19:37 +0000, "Gill Smith"
said:

big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

Not even as soup? Or gently friend in butter when sliced thinly? To me
they have a mildly nutty taste and I like them a lot.

I like them roast, but I will never, ever, make soup with them again. It
was disgusting!

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Kathy

In uk.rec.gardening Gill Smith wrote:
big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

Heh. I had almost exactly the same series of thoughts when I did the same.
Unfortunately once you grow the buggers once, they're really rather tricky
to convince to stop growing!

"Gill Smith" wrote in message
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big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

I tried them raw. They were just okay. Nothing I wanted to eat again. But
the gas afterwards? Oh momma. Never again.

Gill Smith wrote:
big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

There's no accounting for taste. I love them. Try scrubbing some,
cutting them into small pieces and whopping them up in a liquidiser with
proper stock.

While liquidising, I tend to bung in an onion, frehly-ground black
pepper and celery seeds, as well as a scrape of nutmeg.

That's all you need for a good, thick, nourishing soup.

--
Rusty

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2010-11-14 22:19:37 +0000, "Gill Smith"
said:

big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

Not even as soup? Or gently friend in butter when sliced thinly? To me
they have a mildly nutty taste and I like them a lot.

I'm afraid of mixing them with anything

in case the dislike becomes contagious and spreads to stuff I mix them with

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"Gill Smith" wrote:

big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

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Ok, so how did you prepare them?

'nestling' (whoa!) on a bed of rice

so they sort of got steamed

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"Gill Smith" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Gill Smith" wrote:

big disappointment, having grown them

but now I know why I never tasted them before

they are disgusting

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Ok, so how did you prepare them?

'nestling' (whoa!) on a bed of rice

so they sort of got steamed

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Hm okay. I've always treated them like small potatoes. Scrubbed them
well then steamed them, then served them mashed with butter, salt and
pepper.

Did you cook them until they were soft or did you leave them crispy?

'al dente'

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Dave Hill wrote:

Cut thinly they make a good substitute for water chestnuts in a stir
fry.
They are known to stop the wind when growing and to release it after
being eaten.

The wind mae a really untidy mess of mine this year. Let's hope they
don't generate wind in proportion to what they've absorbed...

Hope I get some this year, I've had to grow them in the "Cage" as
every time I have tried before the badgers have cleared them out
without a trace..

At least you can hear them coming.

One hopes, not from upwind.

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Rusty

'al dente'

'al vente' seeing they're artichokes

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