This section is from the book "Miss Leslie's Complete Cookery", by Miss Leslie. Also available from Amazon: Miss Leslie's Complete Cookery.
Scrape and wash it well, and let it lie in cold water till shortly before it goes to table; then dry it in a cloth, trim it, and split down the stalks almost to the bottom, leaving on a few green leaves. Send it to table in a celery glass, and eat it with salt only; or chop it fine, and make a salad dressing for it.
 
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