DEDE'S CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

1/3 cup butter 

3 cups celery, 1/4" dice

1/2 cup sweet onion, 1/4" dice

1/3 cup finely diced celery leaves (set aside)

1 quart vegetable broth

1 quart chicken broth 

  (or use ALL chicken broth)

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. ground white pepper

1/4 tsp. ground celery seed     

1 tsp. lemon juice

3/4 cup Clearjel 

Melt butter.  Add celery and onion and sauté until crisp tender.  

Add broth, saving 1 cup to mix with the Clearjel. 

Add the seasonings, lemon juice, and the reserved celery leaves.  

Mix the Clearjel with the reserved broth.  

Mix all ingredients and heat until it boils, stirring often.  

Put in jars and process in pressure canner for 45 minutes 

at 10 lbs. pressure (adjust for altitude).  

Makes 5 pints.  

Bound to be healthier!  No sodium benzoate and all those other things I don't want or need running through my digestive tract!

What adjustments do you make when a recipe calls for a can of cream of celery soup?  I have a couple of favs that use the canned stuff, but would much prefer to use this.

Pete said:

Bound to be healthier!  No sodium benzoate and all those other things I don't want or need running through my digestive tract!

What adjustments do you make when a recipe calls for a can of cream of celery soup?  I have a couple of favs that use the canned stuff, but would much prefer to use this.

Yep – much healthier and less sodium even if you use full sodium chicken broth.

I just use a pint (16 oz.) in place of a can of condensed – you can always use a bit less and then see what you like, but for casseroles and such it's worked fine. My 20 something daughter just likes it warmed up in a mug LOL.

Dede

Pete said:

Bought some celery plants today.  Never tried growing celery before.  This recipe must have inspired that….    

Woohoo terrific!

dede