Goomba wrote:
>
> I'm so annoyed. The Kroger near me keeps foisting off celery with all
> the leaves cut off. Not just the trimmed "celery hearts" but the regular
> celery stalks too. I asked the produce man (not the manager) what
> happened and he replied that they cut them off cause "no one wants to
> pay for the leaves" or something along that line and some comment
> implying they're useless. What?! I tried to explain to him that
> they're very important, very flavorful and almost a must for my stock.
>
> Is this a new trend? I need to make it a point to speak to the manager
> about this.

In the places we usually buy the vegs, it varies with who is doing the
trimming. On occasion we can get the head of celery before it's trimmed
if we get there at the right time. Leafy celery is great, as is the
darker green celery.