Stuffed Celery Sticks

Farmer’s Market

6 medium stalks celery

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

½ cup finely chopped smoked ham

1 2-ounce jar pimentos, drained and chopped fine

¼ cup mayonnaise

½ teaspoon prepared mustard

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Cut celery into 3-inch pieces. Mix ingredients together and spread about 1 tablespoon in each piece of celery. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour.

Yield: about 18 appetizers.

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S. Home Economist