Forcing chicory

[cleo]

If anyone has grown it,especially for the first time,now is about the time to start a few ready for Christmas.

Dig out the plant,chop off all the green top and put the root into a pot. Bury it to about an inch below  it`s crown and cover(I use those flower buckets often seen in supermarkets(Morrisons)

Put somewhere warm-like on top of the boiler and wait a while. It could be a little early yet but not so far off

[cleo]

[Squash64]

My Italian relatives grow chicory in industrial quantities! 
They don't dig it up, but cover it with massive heaps of soil which makes it a bit harder to clean, but does work.
Your method sounds much nicer.  :)

[cleo]

My Italian relatives grow chicory in industrial quantities! 

Now that is another thing-many`Italian varieties` can be forced as well as the standard witloof.