The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

1083. INGREDIENTS.--4 or 6 artichokes, salt and butter, about 1/2 pint

of good gravy. _Mode_.--Trim and cut the artichokes into quarters, and boil them until tender in water mixed with a little salt and butter. When done, drain them well, and lay them all round the dish, with the leaves outside. Have ready some good gravy, highly flavoured with mushrooms; reduce it until quite thick, and pour it round the artichokes, and serve. _Time_.--20 to 25 minutes to boil the artichokes. _Sufficient_ for one side-dish. _Seasonable_ from July to the beginning of September. CONSTITUENT PROPERTIES OF THE ARTICHOKE.--According to the analysis of Braconnet, the constituent elements of an artichoke are,--starch 30, albumen 10, uncrystallizable sugar 148, gum 12, fixed oil 1, woody fibre 12, inorganic matter 27, and water 770. BOILED JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES.