In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Dee Dee said...
>
> >
> > "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> >
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Can you name a replacement for avocado? I don't know of any.
> >>
> >>
> >> Closest I can figure is artichoke bottoms. A more expensive substitute.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Andy
> >
> > I've never figured out why artichokes have always been so expensive. I'd
> > buy 2 avocados for an artichoke anyday.
> > Dee Dee
>
>
> Dee Dee,
>
> I lucked out this past April (May? I forget) with large chokes for
> $0.50/ea. Now I get the cans of bottoms and while cheap, they are citrus
> "rancid" no matter how long I rinse them. I've gotten use the tang,
> not that I like it!

I check for Manky artichokes and get them to mark them down.
I just cooked 4 nice ones for $2.00. :-)

Not so Manky that a bit of trimming and pressure cooking did not make
them just fine...
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