Say It With Celery

NZ Truth, Issue 1181, 19 July 1928, Page 17

Say It With Celery

CATEN raw, its value as a food cannot be overestimated, while it possesses the power of converting ordinary edibles into tasty and appetising dishes.

BOILED CELERY ! CEPARATE the stalks, wash well and cut into three-inch lengths; soak m salted water. Drain and place m salted boiling water; boil quickly with the lid off until the celery is quite tender. Lift carefully from the saucepan and place m a hot vegetable dish. Place a slice of toast m the bottom of the dish to absorb the water. Serve at once with hot melted butter-sauce. ■ # * . * CELERY SANDWICHES PHOP up very fine a quantity of ten-, der celery and mix this with a mayonnaise until the mixture is moist. Spread between thin slices of brown bread and cut into fingers. Chopped walnut and celery mixed make a pleasant filling also, and celery and French mustard go well together. #. * # CELERY SALAD IITASHvery carefully two big heads of celery, cut them into small pieces, arrange them m a salad bowl and make a plain dressing. Pour this over them and garnish with a border of thinly-sliced radishes.

CELERY SOUP REQUIRED: Two heads of celery, two medium-sized onions, one pint of stock, one pint of milk, cream and seasoning to taste. Cut the celery and onions roughly, add to the stock and leave to simmer gently until tender. Rub through a sieve, return to the saucepan, add the milk, bring the mixture to the boil and thicken it with a. dessertspoon of cornflour. Stir m the" cream carefully when the soup is ready to serve. ■•■#• * * STEAK WITH CELERY T"AKE a pound of lean steak, half a head of celery, an onion and a potato, one ounce of butter or dripping, one ounce of* flour and a pint of water. Fry the onion arid place it m a casserole, dish, fry the steak brown on both sides and place it On top of the onion, brown the flour and add the water and stir until 'it boils. JMince the celery and slice the tomato, lay them on top of' the steak, pour the gravy over, and cook for two hours.