How to Get the Bitter Taste Out of Celery

Bitter celery is an unacceptable taste for some people. The bitter taste in celery is due to the buildup of chlorophyll in the stalks. To get rid of the bitter taste, you must blanch the celery by protecting the stalks from sunlight during their last 10 to 14 days of growth. When blanched, the celery will lose much of its green color and some of its nutritional value; however, the stalks will be more tender.

Measuring tape
Cardboard box
Scissors
Duct tape

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the circumference and height (minus the leaf tops) of the largest stalk of celery in the garden.
- 2
  Cut rectangles out of your cardboard box. Make the length equal to the celery stalks' measured circumference plus 4 inches. Make the height equal to the height of the measured celery stalks.
- 3
  Roll the cardboard rectangles into tight tubes to make them more pliable and encourage them into a cylindrical shape.
- 4
  Place a cardboard cylinder loosely around the stalks -- with an inch or so of space around the stalks -- of each celery plant. Tape the cylinder closed with a length of duct tape.
- 5
  Remove the cylinders at harvest time.

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