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December 16, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2525 Views ancient vegetables, aphrodisiac food, artichoke history, artichoke preparation, Artichokes, California artichokes, Cynara scolymus, healthy eating, Marilyn Monroe, New Orleans

1. Eating flower babies. An artichoke is the bud of the flowerhead of Cynara scolymus, a plant with lovely violet-blue

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