Cream Of Celery Soup No. 1 Recipe 1 1/2 cups diced celery 1 1/2 pints water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pint white sauce
Cook the diced celery in the salted water, until tender. The quantity of celery and liquid should equal one and 1/2 pints. To this mixture add one pint of white sauce, made as follows:
WHITE SAUCE
4 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup hot milk
Rub together the butter and the flour, adding gradually the hot milk. Cook this white sauce in a double boiler for ten to fifteen minutes. Add salt.
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