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The Lesson of the Artichoke
The buds are harvested before their hour, Then must be steamed or boiled before they yield The tongue-like sepals with their toothsome bracts Attached to the receptacle, or heart,...
Olea Europaea
The salty Peloponnese flood Of minerals and Trojan blood Is in this oily, briny fruit, Savored by Milton to salute The poets of antiquity. It is the flavor of...