Sometimes for lunch, I just eat a few celery stalks stuffed with pimento cheese spread. After finishing up this bunch, which was still fresh and crisp, I looked back at my grocery receipt and saw that it had been in the refrigerator for 16 days.
To keep it crisp, I wrap a wet folded paper towel around the bottom of the stalk and secure it with a rubber band. I keep the stalk of celery wrapped in a plastic bag. I change the paper towel and bag when needed.
Now, I'm going to see how long this next bunch will last.
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The bags that the celery comes in at the grocery store are way too small. Use a produce bag to keep the celery in.
I've had great luck keeping celery fresh by wrapping tightly in foil.
Thanks, Mary Knight. I was wondering about planting the base of the celery bunch. The last one actually had started growing a root. It was about an inch long. How deep do you plant it and does it prefer full sun or shade?
OMG I just love this idea - thanks for sharing it. I have been going to salad bars and purchasing their celery in the amount I needed for a reciepe BUT NOW I will do this from now on!
Just for curiosity, I have held on to the last few stalks of the bunch of celery mentioned in my posting on April 9. I have had it in the refrigerator for a month and have finished up another bunch of celery in the meantime.
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