To keep Artichoke Bottoms dry

Boil them just so as you can pull off the Leaves and the Choke, cut them from the Stalk, lay them on Tin-plates, and set them in a very cool Oven, and repeat it till they are quite dry; then put them into a Stone-pot, and tye them down. Keep them in a dry Place; and when you use them, lay them in warm Water till they are tender. Shif