"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> I love celery and I do eat it and use it in cooking
>> but juicing allows me to consume more of it. I don't have a juicer. I
>> chop
>> three ribs, put it in a cup of water, then strain and drink over ice. I
>> do
>> not use cheesecloth as recommended to strain. I pour it through a scoop
>> with
>> holes in it so I am getting some of the pulp.
>
> Sounds like you're NOT getting much celery nutrition that
> way...just water plus a bare essence.
>
> Just me but, in this situation, I would put those 3 ribs and the
> cup of water into a blender and puree it all. Naturally, do
> several batches all at once, then just drink a cup full at a
> time.
> You would need some layers of cheesecloth for this but that's
> inexpensive.
>
> What won't work about that?
>
> Alt method: Put lots of cut celery and water in a crock pot and
> let it simmer to extract most of the celery nutrition. Cool, then
> drink. Or even drink it hot.
>
> I make broccoli tea occasionally. It's delicious and nutritious.
> I've tried that with other vegetables but only broccoli tea
> shines.

I want a cold drink and they say that it needs to be consumed while fresh. I
do have dried celery that I was going to use to make tea. Never got around
to it.