Editing Celery (section)

====Celery salt====
Celery seeds can be ground and mixed with salt to produce [[celery salt]]. Celery salt can be made from an extract of the roots or by using dried leaves. Celery salt is used as a seasoning, in cocktails (commonly to enhance the flavour of [[Bloody Mary (cocktail)|Bloody Mary]] cocktails), on the [[Chicago-style hot dog]], and in [[Old Bay Seasoning]]. Similarly, combinations of celery powder and salt are used to flavour and preserve cured pork<ref>{{cite web |title=Hot Dogs, Bacon, Celery Powder and Cancer Risk - American Institute for Cancer Research % |url=https://www.aicr.org/resources/blog/healthtalk-will-hot-dogs-and-bacon-preserved-with-celery-powder-still-increase-my-cancer-risk/ |website=American Institute for Cancer Research |access-date=15 September 2020 |date=26 July 2017}}</ref> and other processed meats as an alternative to industrial [[curing salt]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Aubrey |first=Allison |date=29 August 2019 |title=Duped In The Deli Aisle? 'No Nitrates Added' Labels Are Often Misleading |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/29/755115208/duped-in-the-deli-aisle-no-nitrates-added-labels-are-often-misleading |access-date=15 September 2020 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> The naturally occurring [[Curing (food preservation)#Nitrites from celery|nitrates in celery]] work synergistically with the added salt to cure food.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is celery juice a viable alternative to nitrites in cured meats? |url=https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food/celery-juice-viable-alternative-nitrites-cured-meats |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Office for Science and Society |language=en}}</ref>