"Billy" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Cheri" > wrote:
>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I made the celery salad but not exactly right. I was in a hurry so just
>> >did plain slices. And I forgot to buy fresh parsley so I mixed some
>> >dried
>> >into the dressing. I only bought two lemons but they were huge. I
>> >didn't
>> >measure the juice or the oil. Just eyeballed it but I wound up with
>> >more
>> >juice to oil and too much dressing for the amount of celery I had. But
>> >it
>> >was VERY good. Both Angela and I loved it. Husband though was being a
>> >big
>> >old doo doo head and refused to even try it. Fine! More for us then.
>> >Angela had the cheese on hers and I only had the walnuts. Probably
>> >shouldn't have eaten it though because now my stomach is feeling a bit
>> >uncertain but... It's very hot here (well for here) today so that was
>> >good
>> >to have for dinner.
>>
>> YW, I was pleasantly surprised myself when I saw Ina making it. I just
>> didn't really think of celery as a stand alone salad, and one thing I do
>> like about it is that celery does stay crisp for a few days so not a huge
>> hurry to use it. I wash and clean the celery then stand it upright in a
>> container in the fridge, but it stays nice in the crisper too, of just on
>> the shelf for that matter.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I miss the celery hearts that I enjoyed so much as a kid. Celery these
> days comes with it shorn off.

You can still buy the hearts here but they are my least favorite part.