Prize Stuffed Artichokes

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• 3 pounds Young artichokes
• 2/3 pound Margarine or butter
• 2 large Onions
• 1 1/4 pounds Lamb
• 2 ounces Pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 4 cups Water

This recipe won a culinary prize in 1963 and placed first out of 1,400 entries. Remove outer leaves from artichokes until you get to the tender leaves. Remove chokes and put artichokes in cold water; melt butter in a large skillet. Lightly fry drained and dried artichokes in butter and arrange in a baking dish.

Chop onions and grind the lamb then fry in the butter. Add pine nuts, salt, pepper and cinnamon. Fill each artichoke with this ground lamb mixture. Add a little water to the baking dish and bake in a 350° for 1 1/2 hours.