Dried Beef and Celery

Ingredients

• 2 cups diced celery
• 1 cup water from celery
• 4 ounces beef
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

1. Use outer stalks of celery. Boil until tender and save one cup of the water. Add dried beef to the celery water, simmer gently for five minutes and drain.
2. Make white sauce of milk, flour, and butter, and add to the celery and beef. Cook ten minutes or more in double boiler. Serve with toast or with baked potatoes.