Show artichokes variation for the winter menu Pr epard by tits the att department of increased interest Inte resl Is being shown to in the jerusalem artichoke both BS as a human food and as a forage e crop As A a bunian food it gives a plea pleasant saut variation to potatoes and garden roots it hns has long been known that tile the jerusalem artichoke iturea tores its carbohydrates as insulin instead ot of starch and anait it to Is claimed that it may be used by diabetic persons to a much greater extent than foods containing an equivalent of starch 1 it has promise also as a source of lev uluse or fruit sugar which la Is de from insulin as dextrose or corn su gar Is derher from cornstarch le vu lose which Is a very sweet s sugar w fill many potential practical u sea in cookery lias fins heretofore been found v very ery difficult to crystallize and Is still trade made only in ili arnall quantities probably the lie widest use of jerusa lem le afi artichokes for human food at present Is in tile the form of pickles pl ikles ra but they may in ay he boiled baked in the casserole fried ns its chips or served sered ra in thin slices with other vegetables in 16 salads in this form they make a very good substitute for the water chest nuts used by the chinese in chop suey and may limy he used when the chinese ingredients cannot he obtained the lil pr are irregular in shape and somewhat tedious to scrape or pare for table use |