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celery
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celery Edible stems of
Apium graveolens var.
dulce. A 100‐g portion (2 sticks) is a
source of vitamin C; provides 2 g of dietary fibre; supplies 8 kcal (34 kJ). The seeds are used as a flavouring, and may be ground and mixed with pepper or salt to form a condiment. See also
celeriac.
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Celery's versatility evolved over the ages
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 11/6/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...to decorate tombs. Out of guesses? How about celery. An ancient veggie, celery is related to parsley, carrots, dill and fennel...and even as far as India. History is shady, but celery was elevated from the wild to the cultivated stage...
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CELERY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/15/2006; ; 680 words
; ...What it is : In its earliest form, celery was the thin-stalked, bitter herb...Many years and cross-breeds later, celery evolved into the leaf-topped green stalks we eat today, known as bunch celery. The other type is the off-white...
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Celery: celery is just not for salads anymore. John Foley, category manager, retail business unit for DUDA, says that celery products are geared to consumers who are looking for a tasty snack as well as those who like to cook.(PRODUCE/FLORAL)(Advertisement)
Magazine article from: Grocery Headquarters; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...JOHN FOLEY: In DUDA's consumer research we are finding two distinct types of celery users: those that use celery primarily as a snack and those that use celery primarily as an ingredient in recipes. The snackers are helping grow the value...
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Celery: celery has grown substantially from the days when it was merchandised without cellophane sleeves and pushed into a corner of the produce display. John Foley, category manager for Duda, has some advice for retailers that want to increase their celery sales.(Produce/Floral)(Advertisement)
Magazine article from: Grocery Headquarters; 9/1/2004; 700+ words
; What has been happening lately within the celery category? John Foley: More retailers are moving from offering naked celery to sleeved celery, primarily for SKU identification and to help maintain freshness. Stores...
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Celebrate celery for its flavor, versatility: The veggie's stalks and roots are essential to many stocks, sauces
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 4/12/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...that are most worth celebrating. Take celery. Because it's integral to so many recipes...dedicated cook always has it around. Celery is one of the triumvirate of aromatic...combination of diced onion, carrots and celery that's the basis of so many stocks...
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Celery Root: Ugly But Delicious
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/2/2002; ; 673 words
; Celery root has never won a prize for its looks...interior reminiscent of potatoes in texture and celery in flavor, with a gentle pungency that tastes of herbs. Also called celeriac, knob celery or turnip-rooted celery, it is delicious...
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Celery's downstairs cousin goes into crunchy winter salads. (recipes)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 2/1/1985; 700+ words
; Upstairs, downstairs is the relationship of celery and celery root. Celery is grown for its fat stalks. Its underground relative, celery root or celeriac, is a tuber with a mild...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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CELERY CAN BE ZINGED UP FOR PARTY FOOD.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 11/8/1997; ; 695 words
; ...Clean, green, low-calorie and crisp. That's celery. We don't think much about it for recipes, except to toss some chunks into beef stew and to cut celery sticks. But stuffed celery - short lengths cut on the diagonal - makes a fancy...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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The anatomy of celery: ribs, hearts and heads.(TASTE)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/15/1997; ; 700+ words
; Celery is one of those ingredients that many of us think of only...with when it appears raw, we don't ever tend to think of celery as the focus of a dish. If there's a Celery Promotion Council somewhere, it hasn't been doing much...
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Celery root knobby but nice
Magazine article from: Southern Living; 11/1/1998; ; 681 words
; Celery root (also known as celeriac) is an ugly...But the distinct taste-a bit like strong celery mixed with parsley-is wonderful in both...cook as a potato. Elle Barrett SHREDDED CELERY ROOTAND-CARROT SLAW 3/4 pound celery...
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celery
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
celery biennial plant ( Apium graveolens ) of the family Umbelliferae ( parsley family...variety cultivated chiefly in N Europe for the large edible turniplike root. Celery is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order...
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celery pine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
celery pine See PHYLLOCLADUS .
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Carrot family (Apiaceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...medicine by the early Greeks and Romans. The celery ( Apium graveolens ) is native to moist...in temperate regions of Eurasia. Wild celery plants are tough, distasteful, and even...The most commonly grown variety of celery has been bred to have long, crunchy...
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Kalamazoo: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Kalamazoo: History Early Days as "Celery City" Sometime before the early seventeenth...named James Taylor was experimenting with celery seeds imported from England. Taylor could...convince the townsfolk of the joys of eating celery (they thought it was poisonous). His...
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A. Duda & Sons, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...best known as one of the top growers of celery in the United States. The company...x2019; s first cash crop came in: celery. The early years were challenging, as...by hand with plow and mule. Moreover, celery was notoriously difficult to grow, needing...
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