sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 09:45:06 -0600, Janet B >
> wrote:
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> > On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 08:09:41 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >
> > > Last night's dinner was corned beef with all the fixings. I hate
> > > boiled vegetables, so I roasted mine. I forgot I didn't have
> > > potatoes, so that meant I didn't tell hubby to pick some up for
> > > me when he was out on his walk. Enter sunchokes (aka Jerusalem
> > > artichokes), which make an excellent potato substitute.
> > >
> > > Fast forward to this morning - time for corned beef hash! Hubby
> > > is the breakfast cook. I told him not to use the cabbage, because
> > > I don't like it in hash - so he used everything else and it was
> > > terrific! I wanted two eggs (heavy on the pepper) this morning
> > > because I was hungry. You can barely see the hash hiding
> > > underneath them, but it's there.
> > >
> > > http://oi57.tinypic.com/k38vmx.jpg
> >
> > that's my kind of breakfast! I've never seen chokes for sale at my
> > supermarkets. Or are you growing your own?
>
> They do grow here, but I bought mine at Whole Foods. I don't grow
> them myself because they're invasive if they aren't contained and I
> have my hands full enough beating back the calla lily population.

We grow them, but in an area bounded by sidewalk.



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