Woman holding a bunch of wet celery stalks in her hands upsidedown - Thomas Barwick/Getty Images If you grew up with parents who scolded you about wasting food, you might want to thank them. As we are ...

Cut off the base of the celery, leaving a stump about 2 inches tall. Place this base, cut-side up, in a shallow bowl with about one inch of warm water. Place the bowl in a sunny spot and change the ...