bO CELERY. 



be set in a cool place until the celery is 

 wanted for use. These simple practical 

 directions are but little observed, and 

 herein we have the reason for our seeing 

 so much inferior celery in the public mar- 

 kets. When celery is purchased in market 

 for family use, it should be sent home 

 wrapped in a cloth, or thick paper, and 

 at once put in a cool place, or into cold 

 water, where it should remain until pre- 

 pared for dinner. To prepare it, remove 

 all the outside stalks which are not good 

 to eat, and so trim the root that the outer 

 portion, or corky bark, is all removed. 

 Then cut the head in such a way that 

 each stalk shall be attached to a portion 

 of root, for thus each will be furnished 

 with a portion of sap until eaten. Celery 

 should not be put on the table until a few 



