tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post5457618998325072438..comments2024-03-06T09:43:09.476+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Pink Celery?The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-23789939503238338542013-02-27T07:28:24.261+10:002013-02-27T07:28:24.261+10:00Let us know how the celery turns out, aruvqan, ple...Let us know how the celery turns out, aruvqan, please!The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-1151970233677867212013-02-25T04:19:18.275+10:002013-02-25T04:19:18.275+10:00http://www.ufseeds.com/Giant-Red-Celery-Seeds.item...http://www.ufseeds.com/Giant-Red-Celery-Seeds.item<br /><br />I ordered a packet and will have a go at growing them this season. aruvqannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-74411417278709809632013-02-13T07:08:44.705+10:002013-02-13T07:08:44.705+10:00Hello E-admin. If you do try it, please let us all...Hello E-admin. If you do try it, please let us all know what it is like!The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-33352059493707244182013-01-24T03:34:50.117+10:002013-01-24T03:34:50.117+10:00I just found a reference to pink and red celery in...I just found a reference to pink and red celery in "The Canadian Horticulturist" of 1885, and had to look it up myself to see whether they were referring to rhubarb or not. Might have to see if I can source some seeds and give it a try for myself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-80804041204435886512012-06-06T06:29:33.958+10:002012-06-06T06:29:33.958+10:00The chef at the retirement community where I live ...The chef at the retirement community where I live often includes "braised celery" as a side dish.Elise Fleming/Alys K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02042501679460805720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-55753321569701120522012-06-05T18:27:18.576+10:002012-06-05T18:27:18.576+10:00Hello Anne. I agree, it is an under-rated vegetabl...Hello Anne. I agree, it is an under-rated vegetable. I have a post planned for 'Alexanders', so keep your eye out! I agree that it is sad that we have sacrificed diversity in order to grow plants that pack and store well - or whatever the myriad reasons are that we have 'lost' these foods.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-30147434295206756042012-06-05T16:20:15.465+10:002012-06-05T16:20:15.465+10:00Than you for profiling the humble celery, Janet. I...Than you for profiling the humble celery, Janet. I think this plant is highly underrated. I save all the leaves from our home-grown celery and dry them in the oven then crumble them to add to soups and stews. Celery seed can be collected from plants that bolt and it makes a delicious tea. I also grow a plant called Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), that is claimed to be a precursor to Celery and named after Alexander the Great. It is extremely hardy, has lovely glossy leaves and the long slender stems have a very strong celery flavour. All parts of the plant are edible. The big black seeds taste of lovage and can be chewed or added to herbal teas. The strong flavour of Alexanders would probably put some people off eating it but the plant can be blanched to reduce the bitterness. So many plants, as well as foods, have fallen by the wayside in our modern diet that it’s good to be able to resurrect a few at times.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342115557216005890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-20729954473201667252012-06-05T16:14:28.653+10:002012-06-05T16:14:28.653+10:00Hello David. I am getting a few emails about this ...Hello David. I am getting a few emails about this celery so I will post a follow-up when I have some more information. I have seen purple chillis here (in Queensland, Australia)The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-629588927782512172012-06-05T14:50:54.465+10:002012-06-05T14:50:54.465+10:00Interesting, Leslie - I am glad it is still being ...Interesting, Leslie - I am glad it is still being grown. But why is it not more popular - is it tht it is more stringy or something? I would have thought that growers could produce a tender yet crisp, non- stringy celery?The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-49192554102186639272012-06-05T14:48:24.655+10:002012-06-05T14:48:24.655+10:00Most likely the colour will go away when cooked as...Most likely the colour will go away when cooked as it most certainly comes from anthocyanins, which are quite volatile and unstable in heat. Purple carrots, cauliflower and okra lose most of their color when cooked. I've seen posted lately items on lavender hot chili peppers and lavender tomatillos, the latter which I am growing. Do please keep us in the loop and let us know if you find a source for growing red celery.<br />Thanks,<br />David F., ChicagoDavid Federhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199279614992571638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-80685305741825038882012-06-05T14:45:28.871+10:002012-06-05T14:45:28.871+10:00Very likely it will lose the colour in cooking b/c...Very likely it will lose the colour in cooking b/c the colour most certainly comes from anthocyanins, which are volatiel and easily broken down by heat. Same way purple carrots, purple cauliflower and purple okra lose most of their colour in cooking.<br />But I would LOVE to see some red/pink celery! Post whatever you find out.<br />PS: In recent days, there have been posts on purple hot pepeprs and purple tomatillos. I am growing some of the latter right now, thanks to seeds from a good friend in Europe.David Federhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199279614992571638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-67902824618051095982012-06-05T11:43:16.671+10:002012-06-05T11:43:16.671+10:00Red (or pink) celery is still around and still bei...Red (or pink) celery is still around and still being grown. Most commonly available seed is for a variety called Redventure, developed in the early 1990s as a cross between an heirloom red celery and a popular green variety - name now forgotten by me - that is more tender and less strong flavored. <br /><br />Could be it's not much in evidence because there isn't much heirloom/artisanal/etc. celery of any sort in evidence, outside of the kinds best suited for cooking or use as flavoring. Crisp, non-stringy, mild-flavored celery is very difficult to grow without factory farm style inputsleslie landhttp://inkitchenandgarden.comnoreply@blogger.com