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Leaf Celery (Was: Advice on setting ...)

DAVISJ <DAVISJ@VAX.CS.HSCSYR.EDU> wrote:

[...]
> also forgot to add potatoes to my list.  I only wanted a tiny bit of garlic
> and celery.  I don't care about the stalks, but only the leaves which
> can be dried and used in flavoring soups, stews, dressing etc, and is
> expensive to buy.  I really want some corn.  Just a little.  We all love it.
[...]
>                                      JoAnne Davis
>                                      Tully, N.Y.
>                                      Onondaga County Zone 5

Hi JoAnne,

As Blaithin mentioned lovage leaves have a strong celery flavour and are good
for spicing soups. Yes, it can be dried for winter use and is quite tastey.
It is quite a large perennial, reaching 7-8' tall in my garden, so may not be
appropriate in small gardens.

As well there is a kind of leaf celery, a stronger tasting curly-leaved
subspecies of regular celery popular in Europe that is good for this too.
Richters Herbs sells it (Apium graveolens secalinum) and William Dam has it
too, listed as Cutting Leaf Celery.  Others call it Par-cel, short for
parsely celery.  I've not tried it yet myself but plan too, as I like lovage
and celery.

Cheers!

--
 Bob Carter  -  bcarter@awinc.com
 Kootenay Bay, BC, Canada  -  Zone 6b
--

It's not the name you call me, it's the name I answer to. - African Proverb

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