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      Title: Cream Of Celery Soup
 Categories: Soups, Vegetarian
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      4 c  Celery; cut in 1" chunks
      3 c  Potatoes; cut in 1" chunks
      4 c  Water
      1 ts Salt
      1 c  Celery; minced very finely
      1 c  Onion; minced
    1/4 ts Celery seed; scant
    1/4 ts Salt
      2 tb Butter; up to 3
      1 c  Milk
    1/4 c  Sour cream or heavy cream;
           -or more if for a richer
           -soup
           White pepper to taste
 
  Preparation time 45-60 minutes. Plan to serve it immediately.
  
  Bring 4 c celery, 3 c potatoes, water, and 1 ts salt to boil in a
  saucepan. Cook, covered, until soft. Purée in blender. Place in
  kettle.
  
  Sauté onion with 1/4 ts salt in butter until translucent. Add 1 c
  minced celery and celery seed. Sauté until tender. Add to first
  mixture in kettle.
  
  About 10 minutes before serving, whisk in the milk, cream, and white
  pepper.
  
  Heat the soup gently--using a heat-absorber plate under the kettle,
  or, a double boiler. Don't cook the soup. Serve as soon as it's hot.
  
  Recipe by Moosewood Cookbook
 
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