Do you unstring your celery?

I've never even heard of "unstringing" celery until now.
There is apparently an entire whole subculture around performing this abomination on celery.

These people need to be killed. They need to be gassed. They need to be shoveled into mass graves.

Eat you damn celery entire.
 
cream of celery soup for cooking is really fun to use. I love that stuff. It's superior to cream of mushroom in every conceivable way.
Never used it in a recipe but I should probably get a can or two to keep on hand. I usually just make it myself because it's good on it's own. Maybe crumble in bacon, crackers, some tabasco, and you're good to go.
 
Never used it in a recipe but I should probably get a can or two to keep on hand. I usually just make it myself because it's good on it's own. Maybe crumble in bacon, crackers, some tabasco, and you're good to go.
I like to mix marinated grilled chicken and white rice into it. But pretty much any casserole works. I even use it in my green bean casserole. But I will use cream of broccoli or asparagus if I don't have any on hand.
 
I don't with store bought celery because it's usually a chopped up (and/or cooked) ingredient for me and strings aren't an issue when the chunks are 1/8 inch long. When it's on sale I double up and chop and freeze. Great for stir fries. Freezing softens it up. Celery is the secret ingredient in my chili.

Homegrown celery is another story though. The flavor is fantastic, but it's tougher than store bought and definitely needs destringing for all applications. Since the ribs are much smaller, a miserable task. "Cutting celery" (an herb similar to parsley) is fun stuff. And an easier route to celery flavor. Same with lovage. Roasted celeriac (like kohlrabi) is da bomb.

Cream of anything is easy to make. All ya need is butter, flour, salt and moo juice and seasonings.
 
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