Jerusalem artichokes

[andrewo]

How hard is it to grow these windy crops?

[Cab]

Its a complete doddle. Really easy. I've put my advice in the article I linked to above, but Nicos has summarised all you need to know too.

[andrewo]

Blast, it would just take up too much space, nevermind.

[Cab]

Then just put in one or two, maybe? Or one in a big pot?

[Nicos]

Would be good in a big pot up against the house or wall, as its got pretty flowers lots of leaves and being in a pot, would not be invasive! The good thing too is that you could buy just 1 from the supermarket

[craigpugh]

Oh my good ness, we have just eaten our first ever batch of these, having grown them this year for the first time. Lovely nutty taste, but now hours later we are doubled in agony with the worst wind ever. It's hoorendous!!!!

We basically par boiled them with the rest of the veg then roasted the chokes, using the stock for gravy.

Unless there are any tips on how to eradicate the wind, we will have to burn the rest come bonfore night.

Please help! I may need to go to a&e it's that acute!!

[Two_Sheds]

Poor you! Sarah Raven suggests cooking the chokes with carrots to neutralise the gas, kind of.
As for your pain, try rolling your clenched fist over your abdomen in a clockwise fashion...you'll feel the gas bubbling thru and relief should be swift!

[Nicos]

How are you doing craigpugh??
Not nice
We only tend to have one mixed in with other veg in soups or mashed spuds, so have never had such a bad reaction.
Charcoal is said to help reduce wind, so it might be worthwile having some burnt toast?
Hope you are feeling better now?

Hope you are sleeping with the windows open

[Flummery]

I mainly use them for lunchtime soup. Mr F has a very gassy reaction too. I'm on my own all day so I can make whatever whiffy noises I wish (too much info?) but I'm prepared to becasue I really love the flavour.

[craigpugh]

Anyone else vouch for this carrot theory?

I also read that with baked beans, the other famous fart-aid, it's the cooking juices/ sauce in the tin that causes the problem- likewise if cooking dried beans, discarding the cooking liqueur can get rid of most of the problem. Could the same be true of chokes? I read on here that it's a thing called 'inuin' (sp?) in chokes that makes you gasseous, is it the same with beans- i never had that reaction with beans however.

I've been windy all day. Any advice graetly recieved, i was thinking how great to have this apparently never ending free perennial crop, now i'm gutted- as well as having awful guts.. (sorry)

Craig

[craigpugh]

Hmm, i was thinking, i boiled them and then used the stock for gravy.. might that have had a bearing?

[bubblewrap]

Mmmmmmm Heard of decaffinated coffee but how about deflatulated sprouts/baked beans??

[Nicos]

Have you tried the fennel tea??

[bubblewrap]

Tonights meal cauliflower cheese, courgettes, carrots & potatoes Madderbat & me are doing duets(very windy)