sf wrote:
> On Fri, 02 May 2008 18:47:18 -0600, Pennyaline
> > wrote:
>
>> Even for variety's sake, don't sacrifice entire artichokes just to get a
>> few hearts.
>
> Perish the thought! I eat the entire artichoke, even the stem! No
> way am I letting an edible morsel of it go to waste.

I eat the stems too. They're as tasty as the heart.

But I was referring to the original poster, who sounded, when noting the
ready availability of canned artichokes, as though disenchanted with
whole artichokes and looking for recipes for the separate bits.