b'WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:CHEFS TIPHOW TO PEEL AND QUARTER A FRESH ARTICHOKE: Squeeze the juice of a lemon into a large bowl of cold water. Rub your hands with the lemon peel to prevent your skin from being stained. Pull back the first five layers of the tough outer leaves of the artichoke by bending them back, one at a time, until they snap off. Turn the artichoke upside down and hold it like an ice-cream cone, being careful of the thorns.'