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Talismano della Felicitá, Il

GENERAL ANTIPASTO

ARTICHOKE HEARTS[*] IN OLIVE OIL

24 small artichokes
½ cup lemon juice
3 cups dry white wine
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
3 bay leaves
3 cloves

6 peppercorns
¼ lemon, thinly sliced
olive oil
3 bay leaves
4 peppercorns

Remove the outer leaves and the tops of the artichokes. Detach the excess stalks. Dip them in lemon juice. Mix together wine, vinegar, bay leaves, cloves, peppercorns and lemon slices[+], add artichokes and simmer for ten minutes or so (the duration may vary depending on the tenderness of the artichokes). Drain the resulting mixture thoroughly, and place in a large jar. Cover it with olive oil, bay leaves and peppercorns and leave it to mature in the jar for at least three days.[#] Add more oil if required, and seal the jar. Store it in a cool place.[~] It will keep very well for a long time.[$]

[Ada Boni, The Talisman of Happiness, p. 3]


will keep very well for a long time

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[*] See >Quetzalcoatl.

[+] See >R.U.R.

[#] See >Keeper of the Scales, The.

[~] See >World Map.

[$] See >Questionnaire.