Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1907 — EARLY CELERY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

EARLY CELERY.

Good Method of Obtaining a Crisp and Tender Product. Perhaps the most satisfactory way of blanching early celery on a small scale is by means of ordinary farm draintiles of about four inches inside diameter, placed over the plants after they have become almost fully grown. To facilitate the work of placing the tiles over the plants some of the outside leaves should be pulled away’ and the main part of the plant loosely tied together by means of a soft string or, better, with what is known as paper twine, being a string made by twisting a strip of soft paper. This- string will

lose its strength as soon as it becomes wet and will offer no resistance to the further growth of the plant. The presence of the tiles will cause the leaves to draw up above the top of the tiles, thereby forming a screen over the top to shut out the light from the interior. If the common unglazed tiles are used the evaporation from their surface has a tendency to keep the plant cool during the heat of the day, and a very crisp and tender product is the resuit This method of blanching is desirable also on account of its cleanliness, as celery treated in this way will need very little washing before marketing.— W. R. Beattie. , His Fault A newly married man in Norristown not long since accompanied bis- wife on a shopping expedition on condition that he should remain outside the shop. At one place she remained so long that he lost his patience. “What do you mean keeping me standing out here like a fool?” he demanded when she came out. “I can’t help the way you stand, dear!” was the wife’s sweet response.— Philadelphia Ledger.

CELERY IN DBAINTILES.