The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

1 heaped tablespoonful of salt, 1 blade of pounded mace, 1/3 pint of cream. _Mode_.--Wash the celery thoroughly; trim, and boil it in salt and water until tender. Put the cream and pounded mace into a stewpan; shake it over the fire until the cream thickens, dish the celery, pour over the sauce, and serve. _Time_.--Large heads of celery, 25 minutes; small ones, 15 to 20 minutes. _Average cost_. 2d. per head. _Sufficient_ for 5 or 6 persons. _Seasonable_ from October to April. ALEXANDERS.--This plant is the _Smyrnium olustratum_ of science, and is used in this country in the same way in which celery is. It is a native of Great Britain, and is found in its wild state near the seacoast. It received its name from the Italian "herba Alexandrina," and is supposed to have been originally brought from Alexandria; but, be this as it may, its cultivation is now almost entirely abandoned. STEWED CELERY (with White Sauce). I.