Show Ii of f 77 I 14 I. I 0 i I CELERY GAINING IN FAVOR Grows Best in the Rocky Mountains U Where It Is Neglected by Farmers Celery Is a native of Europe I where it has always been much more use used than here not only in salads 1 and and as a relish for which It Is still principally demanded in this country but hut as a seasoning for for lor soups and other dishes and cooked by Itself like any other vegetable Its traditional place on the American table has heretofore been with the turkey and and cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving and Christmas and other special feasts but of at recent years it has come into more general use at all times of the year while as one of the ingredients of salad it Ismore Is ia ismore more than holding Its place despite the coming of so many new dishes of or the salad family t The ol old discussion as s to whether celery Is properly a winter or a Summer summer summer sum Sum- mer food is rapidly giving way before the generally accepted idea that it Isa is isa isa a good thing to eat it whenever Itcan it itcan itcan can be Had bad and in Philadelphia this means all the year It is definitely established too as a nerve tonic harmless harmless harmless harm harm- less in large or small quantities While it is extremely perishable I after it has once been harvested and loses rapidly the crispness which makes one of its most delightful characteristics characteristics char char- it can now be had had- after being only a little while out of the ground also from many climates In rotation Besides there are ways of storing it and keeping it in good condition con con- 4 before it is picked picked picked-or or rather pulled up by the roots until roots until the marI market mar mar- I ket calls for it The season all-season supply comes from as far south as Florida y and as far west as California r Curiously enough the Rocky mountain mountain moun moun- tain celery which is declared by connoisseurs connoisseurs connoisseurs con con- to be superior to all other varieties does not rea reach h this market or any other This appears to be a case of a neglected industry y among the mountaineers who are too busy with mines and cattle and some fruits to raise more than enough celery for their own consumption Right in the heart of the Rocky mountains says saysa k t a man who has been there where celery is so much better th than n anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where else that it seems like a different different dif dU- ferent thing it is hard to get and andt 1 t high priced v |