The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
September 18th : JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES
These are usually plain boiled, cut, and peeled, and served with parsley and butter; but a great improvement in their flavour will be obtained by baking them in their coats for about twenty minutes ,then peeling and cutting them into slices of about two-tenths of an inch, and warming them up in a rich brown sauce, well seasoned.