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Originally Posted by burnie  I always thought that since victorian times it was only grown for it's flower,indeed I'm sure Geoff Hamilton said it tasted "awfull".Try letting your globe artichoke go to flower as they are similar.I used to put them in as a wind break for my veggies when down in the midlands. |
If you have a look at the Victorian Kitchen Garden DVD I'm sure there's a section on there where Harry Dodson is blanching cardoon with a straw rope!
