[Sca-cooks] Cardoons vs. artichokes

[David Friedman]

>Our garden has a couple of cardoon plants.  We've tried to eat the 
>stems a couple of time but found them extremely bitter.  What are we 
>doing wrong?

To begin with, you have to get them reasonably young. Beyond that, 
you are supposed to pull out the fibers. If you do a web search for 
"cardoon," you should be able to find modern recipes with the 
relevant information.
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David/Cariadoc
www.daviddfriedman.com