I'm so impressed with your gardening!!! This sunflower relative grows very well where I am, but I've never attempted it, only seen it at farmers markets.
It's hard to use up a large crop of anything! I'm a big fan of the freezer, but of course following that route, I always have way too much stuffed in there . . .
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.freezeit.co.uk/can-you-freeze-jerusalem-artichokes/[/URL]
This site says you can dry them, too.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.hoylake-rfc.com/1247-how-to-dry-jerusalem-artichoke-at-home.html#:~:text=The%20process%20of%20drying%20Jerusalem%20artichoke%20in%20the,pieces%20to%20cool%20for%20a%20day.%20More%20items[/URL]
And since I have a tendency to want to ferment anything and everything, I had to search this out also:
[URL unfurl="true"]https://backyardlarder.co.uk/2020/12/how-to-ferment-jerusalem-artichokes/[/URL]
[URL unfurl="true"]https://hildaskitchenblog.com/recipe/jerusalem-artichoke-recipe-pickled-sunchokes/[/URL]
