tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post4820486942746135649..comments2024-03-28T23:06:17.460+01:00Comments on wcs: Autumn flowerswcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-29175096191777670722014-10-04T13:21:22.040+02:002014-10-04T13:21:22.040+02:00Walt,
It was is own idea since we grew them in our...Walt,<br />It was is own idea since we grew them in our small yard that you know.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-25489924881842024022014-09-30T19:43:07.262+02:002014-09-30T19:43:07.262+02:00Just let us know if you'll be cooking those tu...Just let us know if you'll be cooking those tubers. We'll all know whose house to avoid.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-73398490403799699302014-09-30T07:29:18.546+02:002014-09-30T07:29:18.546+02:00susan, I thought they might be, but the tubers don...susan, I thought they might be, but the tubers don't look right. They are smaller and thinner than the topinambours I've seen. And yes, we really like topinambours and are, unfortunately, very familiar with the side effects. :)<br /><br />anne marie, enjoy it!<br /><br />chm, was that common or just his own idea?<br /><br />judy, which?<br /><br />ginny, we like them. I'll have to start looking for them in the markets.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-89389179190764378212014-09-29T17:30:27.568+02:002014-09-29T17:30:27.568+02:00At least they're not ugly. And I have eaten th...At least they're not ugly. And I have eaten them, although there isn't a ton there once you peel them. Yummy, though!Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494717807563190298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-52253124388078016082014-09-29T13:28:16.438+02:002014-09-29T13:28:16.438+02:00That's crazy!That's crazy!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-65867729131271075502014-09-29T13:21:15.729+02:002014-09-29T13:21:15.729+02:00As Susan said they are Jerusalem artichokes or Top...As Susan said they are Jerusalem artichokes or Topinambours in French. During the last war, my father dries the leaves and used them as a substitute tobacco!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-21420162874801690952014-09-29T11:14:01.344+02:002014-09-29T11:14:01.344+02:00look at those pretty purple grapes; a nice contras...look at those pretty purple grapes; a nice contrast with the yellow flowers.<br /><br />what autumn? it was 85F the past 2 days here; back to the air conditioner!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-35983589970109693302014-09-29T09:26:15.894+02:002014-09-29T09:26:15.894+02:00You are quite right -- they are a type of Helianth...You are quite right -- they are a type of<i> Helianthus</i>, closely related to sunflowers. They are Jerusalem Artichokes, so if you are prepared for the digestive aftermath (hint: they are known as fartichokes at our house), dig some up and eat the tubers. You will struggle to get rid of them from any place they have been growing. I recommend roasting (young tubers, scrubbed but not peeled) or<i> à la boulangère</i> (older tubers, peeled and sliced).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com