Serene wrote:
> Yesterday, we had six of the best artichokes any of us has ever had.
> They were the "frost-kissed", ugly ones -- 39 cents each. True joy.
>
> Then I read here that they may be disappearing for a while, so we went
> today and bought a dozen more. Four for Carin to take up to her
> Dad's, four for us to eat, and four to make into an
> artichoke-heart-avocado spread that James likes but has never made for
> us.
>
> Mmmmmm, artichokes!
>
> Serene
> --
> "I can't decide if I feel more like four ten-year-olds or ten four-year-olds." Laurie Anderson , on turning 40.
>
> http://serenejournal.livejournal.com

When I was a child, it was a real treat when Mom would make steamed
artichokes (steamed with lemon water) with a lemony hollandaise. SO
good!