If you roto - till the bed in early spring (frost just out) and add a ton of good compost water well all summer and don't harvest till after the stalk is long dead, (this allows the tuber to grow under ground well after the killing frost.) You will get tubers as big as your fist without warts and stuff. Mine were grown in Biodiesel by product compost and the plants got around 16' tall, the stalks were as large in dia as corn stalks. In late October a small yellow flower bloomed and I just managed the seasons last flower arrangement prior to the killing frosts.
I'm not sure what happens but I think the tuber feeds on the stalk after the frost?? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Kelly<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org<mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 5:17 AM Subject: [Biofuel] Sun Chokes (was Happy Thanksgiving) Jim, I went to great lengths to get "sun chokes" out of an area of the garden. They were insidious .... sprouting up all over the place. Then I found out that they were delicious and a good source of carbohydrate for fermentation. I've really come to enjoy walking out the back door to pick what I'm going to eat. Eating "weeds" (sun chokes) and "compostables" (pumpkins) is especially enjoyable. It seems to fill me in places other food doesn't reach. I hope that some of the sun chokes survived my efforts to eliminate them so I can cultivate them for the years to come. Good stuff, Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: JAMES PHELPS<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org<mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Happy Thanksgiving They are also Painfully called Jerusalem artichokes. I consider them a delicacy that warrants respect, so hence I call them by another name. you really should try them if you have a spot that gets hot sun and you can give them tons of water. And yes I am a bit more partial to the stout as well! Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Kelly<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org<mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Happy Thanksgiving Jim, Go with the STOUT .......... didn't mean to shout What are Sun Chokes?? (Jerusalem Artichokes?) This is becoming the food network ...... food the original biofuel. No complaints from me, I like it. Like a friend says: "Food is good, especially when you're hungry. It comes in different colors and flavors too, ya know." Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: JAMES PHELPS<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org<mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Happy Thanksgiving The only trouble I have is deciding between Stout or draft. hmmmm Say for those inclined to grow Sun chokes here is my favorite recipe for this native American tuber; Steam 2 cups sunchokes till fully cooked mash in saucepan LEAVE SKINS ON! Add 1 can Chicken or beef broth 11/2 cups Add 1 can of mushroom stems and pieces Add 1 cup cream half and half 1 teaspoon Corriander 1 teaspoon powdered dill 1/4 cup rice powder (I prefer basmati or Japanese mini rice {king of rice}) 1 teaspoon salt dash of pepper (on top of each bowl to dress it up) (you can make rice powder with a coffee grinder as D Mindock mentioned) Add water to preferred consistency Add a pat of butter on top when serving with some chopped chives as a Enjoy! ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Kelly<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: biofuel<mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 6:16 AM Subject: [Biofuel] Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to All, May we all enjoy our Pumpkin Soup, a slab of Crusty Bread, and our favorite refreshment ..... James Phelps' suggestion of a Guiness appeals to me. 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