Jerusalem Artichokes question

I am planning the necesssary seed and bulb and tuber purchases for my veg garden next yr and fancied a bash at a Jerusalem Artchoke. I know about their height and such so they will be put at the back of a mixed bed and staked, no-this question is of a more personal nature.

Is their joke name "fartichokes"! indicative of their actual effect on the digestion. Yes I could just buy one and try it but I thought some of you would know.

 

I googled it and here is what I copied.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Anyone who is familiar with the Jerusalem artichoke will also be familiar with one of its less desirable side effects. Wind. A cooking friend of mine has assured me that by bringing the artichokes to the boil and then throwing away the water – and then proceeding with whatever recipe one has in mind, this can be avoided.

I have tried it when boiling artichokes to make a puree and can report that it does seem to work. I haven’t tried it with the stoving method yet, but it would be easy to bring the artichokes to the boil before adding them to the oil and butter.

 

Thanks Red,

And wow you`ve gone all glam

 

We grew them for the first time last year. Tried them fried as chips, boiled and as soup. Their effect on the digestive tract can be quite dramatic but varies between people. I wasn't bothered at all, but son and wife were, and neice was quite badly hit with a dose of 'the trots'.
Dug them up - they made quite good compost!

 

Now harvesting the second years crop, once again very successful, Incidentally my wife has found a super recipe for Jerusalem Artichoke Souffle in a cook-book called "Starters" by Shane Osborn,Very tasty and as far as I can tell windless!