Recipe - Celery Chicken Chowder

1 Stalk celery; (bunch)
1 tablespoon Butter or margarine
One half cup Finely chopped onion
1 One half teaspoon Curry powder
3 cup Chicken broth
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
1 pn Ground white pepper
One half cup Diced pared apple
One fourth cup Flour
Three fourths cup Water
One fourth cup Milk
1 cup Diced cooked chicken

Trim stem end from celery. Remove leaves, tie with a string into a bundle;
set aside. Separate stalks into ribs; thinly slice enough to make 3 cups.
In large saucepan melt butter. Add onion and curry powder. Cook, stir until
onion is transparent. Add chicken broth, salt, white pepper and re served
celery leaves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer covered, for 15
minutes. Add reserved celery slices. Simmer until barely crisp tender,
about 10 minutes. Remove celery leaves. Add apple; simmer for 1 minute. Mix
flour mixture and water; blend into saucepan along with milk. Cook, stir
until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in chicken, heat until hot.
Posted to recipeludigest by "Diane Geary." diane@keyway.net on Feb 4,
1998