arti farti chokes

[womble]

The frost will kill them........ haven't you had a frost yet?
You can cut them down now anyway, I did mine yesterday in a force 10 gale, after half of them had already been blown down, whoops.

Thanks everyone for all the advice.

I have revisited the soup, added more pepper and some chilli and have pronounced it fit to eat, the rest of the family have followed, albeit reluctantly

Just got to tell you this, my little girl last night (after the soup) was in the bath and let out some tremendous farticles, then she lay back in the water and started singing a made up song about botty burps.
I don't think we have ever laughed so much.

[sewer rat]

Keep them for next years seed tubers

I have just received my Tamar Organics catalogue and they have no seed Jerusalem Artichokes as the seed crop failed for both the named varieties - Fuseau and Gerard, so it might be worth putting some by for next year !

[Tam]

If you add a saltspoonful of asafoetida powder to the cooking water, you will find that this "aids digestion". It is much used in Indian cooking and will help stop the poor dog or budgie being accused of flatulence.

[Snadger]

If you add a saltspoonful of asafoetida powder to the cooking water, you will find that this "aids digestion". It is much used in Indian cooking and will help stop the poor dog or budgie being accused of flatulence.

Don't like the sound of that! Any word with foetid in the middle sounds like it's adding more smell?

Anyway, just googled it and it's common name is Devils Dung!

So there you go..............if you want to stop flatulence.........stick a bit of Devils Dung in it!

[Tam]

Actually it has a strong aroma before cooking, but you will not notice any difference in flavour once added to the cooking, although it is supposed to add a slight onion/garlic flavour to the dish.

[Tam]

"This spice is used as a digestive aid, in food as a condiment and in pickles. Its odor is so strong that it must be stored in airtight containers; otherwise the aroma will contaminate other spices stored nearby. However, its odour and flavor become much milder and more pleasant upon heating in oil or ghee, acquiring a taste and aroma reminiscent of sautéed onion and garlic[1]. In India, it is used especially by the merchant caste of the Hindus and by adherents of Jainism, who do not eat onions or garlic. It is used in most vegetarian and lentil dishes to both add flavor and aroma and reduce flatulence. It is mainly grown in Iran and Afghanistan. The Indian companies Laljee Godhoo, Laxmi Hing (R M Kanani & Co - Gujarat) are the world's largest producers of compounded asafoetida" One of its other names is "food of the gods"

[Alice]

Thanks for the laugh Womble. Aren't children wonderful. I like the farticle word too

[Flummery]

The frost will kill them........ haven't you had a frost yet?)

We haven't had a frost yet! I also leave them in the ground until I want them - the frost kills the top growth but the tubers are fine where they are.

I bought Fuseau about 15 years ago and I always save some for next year's planting Sewer Rat. Makes semse.

[rogesse]

We had frost so we cut the 10' monsters down to 3' as per instructions - pity, they had just started to flower. We also tried some - oh dear........

OH and son were fine with soup and roasted (they seemed a bit mushy) - me, in pain for the next twelve hours.SO I used them in a veggie tampoora (sp?). Delicious and no em, embarrassing noises!

[seasprout]

Do they have to be peeled womble?

I must clean my reading glasses, i just read that as "peed on by womble"


I have a load to dig up soon. never tasted them before, grew them cos carol Klein said they were nice.

[CarolineW]

Recipe?

OH and son were fine with soup and roasted (they seemed a bit mushy) - me, in pain for the next twelve hours.SO I used them in a veggie tampoora (sp?). Delicious and no em, embarrassing noises!

Could you post the recipe for us please, Rogesse? I've just made a soup with some of our bumper crop, and I'm already starting to suffer!

Thanks!
Caroline

[girl47]

My daughter (21) hates the taste of them......but I dont think that they have that strong a flavour - if anything a little bland?
Grew them for the 1st time this year ........they grew really easy! have put a few small tubers back in the ground as I read that they will grow next year?