1. A MACHINE FOR PROCESSING ARTICHOKES COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A ROTATING TABLE; (B) A PLURALITY OF APERTURES IN SAID TABLE; (C) A FOUR JAW CHUCK IN EACH OF SAID APERTURES; (D) A DOUBLE ROTARY KNIFE HAVING ONE BLADE ABOVE SAID TABLE ADAPTED TO CUT OFF THE TOPS AND BOTTOM LEAVES BEING ADAPTED TO CUT OFF THE TOPS AND BOTTOM LEAVES OF AN ARTICHOKE HELD IN CHUCK; (E) A ROTATING CUTTER MOUNTED OVER THE TABLE; (F) MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID CUTTER; (G) A PUNCH MOUNTED OVER SAID TABLE, SAID PUNCH BEING ADAPTED TO PRESS THE HEART FROM THE ARTICHOKE; (H) MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID PUNCH; AND (I) SYNCHRONIZING MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID CHUCK AND FOR ROTATING SAID TABLE.