tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post133911569683497652..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Question timeChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-85462913721859908622011-12-05T15:01:45.619+10:002011-12-05T15:01:45.619+10:00Thanks for that greenfumb! It will be very interes...Thanks for that greenfumb! It will be very interesting to see if there's a trend. <br /><br />Truly, I understand though if plans get in the way of checking in time. It's just that crazy time of year where everything seems to want to take place before the 25th of December. ;)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-51504033721840774022011-11-30T20:47:44.881+10:002011-11-30T20:47:44.881+10:00Ah I see what you mean. I have some due to flower...Ah I see what you mean. I have some due to flower any day now so I will investigate and get back to you.greenfumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157970942128503098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-25373093853199477332011-11-30T12:07:34.178+10:002011-11-30T12:07:34.178+10:00I suspect artichokes could do that LindaM, change ...I suspect artichokes could do that LindaM, change the tastebuds that is.<br /><br />I noticed that a little too, but then just smeared more butter and honey mustard on top to mask it, LOL.<br /><br />I think the problem with that flavour comes from picking too late, or if you cook with the core still in. Dave kept the core in because he was cooking in a hurry, but you're actually meant to twist the stem and pull the whole core out (which is those purple stamens in a bud).<br /><br />I tried eating the core before Dave told me not to, and that part had a real tacky flavour that made everything taste like pallid gum!<br /><br />So I think for a good tasting artichoke, you're meant to pick the flowers at the right time (not too late in other words) and pull the whole core out before cooking.<br /><br />I'm definitely going to be trying them again next year, now that we think we know what we're doing with them, LOL.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-41304933448616886882011-11-30T12:01:22.207+10:002011-11-30T12:01:22.207+10:00They are definitely fiddley things to cook greenfu...They are definitely fiddley things to cook greenfumb, but luckily I had my own chef to prepare them for me, LOL. He will teach me how to do it next time. ;)<br /><br />I wasn't more specific in my post, so I'm going to correct it now, but I was thinking more about the heart shape in the flower - if anyone has noticed they flower as a heart?<br /><br />That was my fault though, I didn't make it clear enough in my post. Good to see lots of people giving artichokes a go though. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-64247491925518199302011-11-29T21:18:27.053+10:002011-11-29T21:18:27.053+10:00Hi Chris
We grew artichoke this year and got 4 to ...Hi Chris<br />We grew artichoke this year and got 4 to eat and 4 flowered like that so yes, they do all flower eventually. They are beautiful flowers aren't they? Garry loves them and I think that they are just okay to eat. They change my taste-buds for a while later-not in an unpleasant way but even water doesn't taste like water after I eat them.LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-80340382866799333052011-11-29T18:06:10.804+10:002011-11-29T18:06:10.804+10:00Artichokes are related to thistles so I think that...Artichokes are related to thistles so I think that yes they do all flower like that. My flowers were more pinky than that but otherwise just the same. <br /><br />To be honest they are such a hassle to cook I let most of them flower - think they're beautiful.greenfumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157970942128503098noreply@blogger.com