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Serving Celery in a Glass

Fresh celery spears are washed, trimmed, sliced, soaked in ice water, and served chilled in a glass.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Serving Celery in a Glass

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Thoroughly wash the celery and trim the roots, saving the clear white hearts.

  2. Cut each head lengthwise into quarters and rinse again in cold water.

  3. Soak the celery in a dish of clean ice water until ready to serve.

Serve

  1. Arrange the celery in a stand or glass, or on a china dish with a few pieces of ice in the center, and serve.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Celery
Provides the crisp texture and fresh, mildly savory flavor that make up the dish.
Ice water
Keeps the celery cold and crisp by drawing in moisture while it soaks until serving.

The step that matters

Soaking the celery in clean ice water until serving. Cold water firms the cell walls of the celery, so the stalks stay crisp rather than limp. Leaving them soaking too long or in dirty water can dull the flavor and texture, so keep the water cold and clean and serve promptly.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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