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...plate to keep them submerged as they cook. Boil until the bottom of the artichoke is tender when poked with the tip of a paring knife, 20 to 30 minutes, depending on size. To serve and eat the artichoke, remove the artichokes from the boiling water with a slotted spoon and drain them upside down in a colander. Stand them leaf-side up on a serving plate. Eat the artichoke by pulling off one leaf at a time and scraping off the pulp between your teeth. You can dip them in melted butter or olive oil first, if you like...
...With a small teaspoon or espresso spoon, scrape away the choke all the way down to the artichoke heart - the smooth, firm flesh below the choke. Be sure to scrap the choke from the entire surface of the artichoke heart. The artichoke is now ready for stuffing...
Scrape out the fuzzy choke with a small teaspoon or espresso spoon. Pull out the inedible purple-tipped leaves, if there are any, that surround the choke. Place the trimmed artichoke halves in the lemon water as you go. These completely edible artichoke halves may be cooked as is or sliced or cut into wedges...
Adams: Here at FlyBy, we appreciate our next-door neighbor's generosity in lending their dining hall to the hordes too lazy to make the trek to Quincy. Adams continued capitalizing on their best asset in their Assassins game, opting for a dining hall theme of spoons as weapons. FlyBy heard the requirement that the spoon make skin contact in order for a kill to count brought out hoodies and fleeces along with the occasional facemask and gloves. Yeah... told you these people were intense...
Although Joe Poirier '11 took home the crown, FlyBy's favorite kill belongs to Dan Bear '10 who made the trek to Jefferson Science Labs to surprise his victim with an ingenious spoon attack. Bear tracked his victim to the north end of campus, waiting outside his lab to pounce. Before he could register a kill against his "well-protected" opponent, Bear had to chase the victim around Jefferson until he finally cornered him and applied the spoon to his face. That's dedication. But apparently, the frenzied chase garnered a few concerned looks, with more than one staffer under...