Daily Quiz for May 15, 2019

[Mike Nolan]

What type of plant produces the Jerusalem artichoke?

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[Joan Simpson]

Missed it.Very informative and will be sure this household stays away from them lol.

[Mike Nolan]

When we were in Portland Oregon two years ago for the International Master Gardener's Conference, the hotel restaurant had an excellent soup made from Jerusalem artichokes. I can't say I noticed any gastric distress from it, and I had it at least 3 times.

Based on the research I did, this is not a plant I'd want to try to grow, though.

[Italiancook]

I missed this, because I had just enough knowledge to guess wrong.

[chocomouse]

When we lived in Germany, I remember helping some German friends, farmers, harvest these in the fall, to feed to some of their animals. Cows? Pigs? I don't remember. They also ate them boiled or thinly sliced in salads. I did not like them, so never cooked with them.

[BakerAunt]

I also got it wrong.

[Mike Nolan]

Tomorrow's question is a hard one, but I learned a lot researching the answer, which has multiple references.

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