Recipe - Celery Almond Casserole

6 cup Thinly cut or sliced up celery
2 tablespoon Butter
One half cup Blanched almonds
One half cup Cheddar cheese; grated
One half teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Black pepper
2 teaspoon Paprika
2 cn Cream of celery soup; (10
oz. each)
2 tablespoon Buttered soft bread crumbs

Parboil celery for 5 minutes. Drain well. Spread celery evenly in bottom of
a buttered shallow baking dish of 2 quart capacity. Sprinkle with almonds,
then with cheese. Mix salt, black pepper and paprika with undiluted soup.
Pour over celery. Do not mix. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Sprinkle
bread crumbs on top. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer. Do not let crumbs
overbrown.
Posted to recipeludigest by "Diane Geary." diane@keyway.net on Feb 4,
1998