In the past few weeks, I've heard or read about celery soup several times.  And since it's cold and gloomy here, it sounded awfully good.  I looked through recipes and found that many of them include the same basic ingredients.  I looked them over and created a modified version - thicker and a bit creamier than the recipes that I'd found.

A few things you should know before trying this soup:
- There's a really good chance that Marty somebody at your house will suggest renaming it "Poor Man's Soup" and ask if we've started bouncing checks or something.  I would argue that a meal does not have to be expensive in order to be tasty, and if a low price were a requirement for a meal, this one would be a BIG WINNER.
- If you are cooking for kids, you may not have luck in getting them to eat it.  I might try calling it "Shrek Soup" or "Frankenstein Foam" in an attempt to make the green color more appealing to my children.
- If you have a sore throat or an upset stomach, this recipe might just hit the spot.  It's somewhere between "mild" and "bland", which is sometimes exactly what is needed.
- Let's say that you've just come off of a big eating weekend, or you've polished off the leftover pizza for three meals running, you might think it's time for something lo-cal.  In cases like that, a soup that is almost entirely made out of celery rises to the top of the list.
- If you're the kind of person who makes hot dish but can't use the super-easy canned version due to dairy allergies, this soup would make a fine substitute, and is much easier than making non-dairy cream of mushroom soup.

All in all, it's a tasty and soothing soup, perfect for some occasions.  Still interested?

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