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pam's cooked celery-amish style

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Pam Ellingson
Wichita, KS

If I remember correctly, I found this recipe in the book by Beth Wiseman, Plain Perfect (Daughters of the Promise, Book 1). It said that this dish is traditionally served at Amish wedding dinners with roast turkey. I thought it sounded good (I am into anything German sweet and sour) so I made a batch. Surprised the heck out of me that it was quite tasty for "just celery". I did tweak the amounts somewhat to fit my taste, but this is the original recipe as printed. I will note my changes for a smaller amount at the end of the Directions.

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For pam's cooked celery-amish style

  • 1 1/2 qt. cubed celery (about 2 bundles)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp vinegar
  • 1/8 c brown sugar
  • 1/4 c cream

How To Make pam's cooked celery-amish style

  • 1
    Wash and chop the celery into 1/2 inch pieces. Place celery, water, brown sugar, butter and salt into a large saucepan or Dutch oven and cook together until celery is soft, about 15 minutes on med high to high heat.
  • 2
    Mix together flour, vinegar, brown sugar and cream. pour into hot celery mixture and stir over low heat until thickened. (Do not boil)
  • 3
    Smaller batch with my tweaks: 1 1/2 c celery 3 Tbsp water 3 Tbsp br sugar 1 Tbsp butter 1/8 tsp salt 2 tsp flour ( I like a thicker sauce) 2 Tbsp cider vinegar 1 Tbsp Br sugar 1/4 c. cream
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