Mary & Riley wrote: > > > bottom of the leaf?? not very interesting I have to say. > > Republicans eat 37% of all the artichokes produced in > > America. The rest > > are thrown out. > > ENJOY!!! > > -------- > > UNCLE DIRTY DAVE'S KITCHEN -- > > Home of Yaaaaa Hooooo Aaahhh!!! HOT SAUCE and Hardin Cider > Mich, > Dave has a serious problem. Specially if he's a republican. ;-) > Artichokes are wonderful! Trim the stem to about 1/2" (1 cm). Discard > the very small leaves. Wash, then steam or boil for about 45 min until > a center leaf pulls out easily. You can dip the meaty end of the leaf > in melted butter or plain mayo (one of my favs). When you get to the > thin, tender inside leaves remove them whole and clean out the middle > like an empty ice cream cone. Dip it and eat. Remove the hairy fibers > from the heart, cut into bit sized pieces and dip. Nectar! Well, yeah, sure. Dip them in butter. Heck, if you got enough butter to dip things in you can even make lobster taste good. B^J= ENJOY!!! -------- UNCLE DIRTY DAVE'S KITCHEN -- Home of Yaaaaa Hooooo Aaahhh!!! HOT SAUCE and Hardin Cider