Jerusalem Artichokes

Ingredients

• Jerusalem artichokes
• cold water or equal parts milk and water
• a little salt
• melted butter

Instructions

1. Wash the artichokes and pare them quickly.
2. As each artichoke is pared, throw it into a saucepan of cold water or equal parts milk and water.
3. When the artichokes are about half boiled, add a little salt.
4. Take them up the instant they are perfectly tender, from fifteen to twenty-five minutes total depending on size.
5. Drain and serve immediately with melted butter.