"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:10:42 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:52:38 -0400, "Kswck" >
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>"sf" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> According to Jamie Oliver.com - "Half a head of celery is half of the
>>>> bunch, so about 3 bigger stalks and a couple of little ones from the
>>>> inner part, usually you leave out the leaves if the recipe says
>>>> 'stalks' and use them only if the recipe specifies leaves."
>>>>
>>>
>>>Cooking aint an exact science. Add more of what you like.
>>>
>> The substitute is most likely to be for someone who just buys loose
>> stalks when celery is called for in a recipe. That would be me. I'm
>> not a big celery fan. I use a stalk or two when called for and the
>> rest of the head would just rot.
>
> i wish buying one or two stalks was an option available to me (in md).


You can always do the irish jig... break off a couple stalks and stuff em
into a roll of paper towels...