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Celery julep
Shoo away the summer heat with a glass of this refreshing cocktail drink. The celery stick stirrer is optional but making celery simple syrup is a must.
Course
Drinks
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
5
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
glasses
Author
Connie Veneracion
Ingredients
4
stalks celery
leaves discarded
½
cup
white sugar
½
teaspoon
celery seeds
¼
teaspoon
salt
¼
cup
Kentucky bourbon
or Tennessee whiskey (Speedy used Jack Daniels)
4
tablespoons
lemon juice
club soda
celery tops
with the leaves, to garnish
Instructions
Cut the celery into small pieces.
Dump the celery in the food processor with 1 tablespoon sugar, the salt and celery seeds. Process to a puree.
Fold a cheesecloth into four layers.
Place a cheesecloth over a large bowl.
Pour the puree into the cheesecloth.
Gather the corners of the cheesecloth and press the juice from the puree into the bowl underneath.
Pour the celery juice into a pan.
Add the rest of the sugar.
Heat gently just until the sugar dissolves.
Fill four glasses with ice cubes.
Pour in a ounce of bourbon or whiskey, a tablespoonful of lemon juice and about two tablespoonfuls of the celery syrup into each glass. Stir.
Top with club soda.
Drop in a celery top for a stirrer and serve.