Here is another recipe from the back of the book Green Fried Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Nadia in Texas Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together. Then add milk and oil. Spoon-drop into boiling stew, cook for 15 minutes, turning dumplings often. "Should float off your fork". Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 380 by ncanty@juno.com (Nadia I Canty) on Dec 18, 1997


Chicken and Dumplings

4 pounds of chicken
1 Carrot
2 Celery
1 Onion
2 Chicken bouillon cubes
1/4 cup of butter
1 cup of flour
1 ounce of Sherry
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Salt
Yellow food color optional
Dumplings
1 1/2 cups of flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
3 teaspoons of shortening
3/4 cup of milk
1 cup of cooked peas

Place chickens in large saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer until chickens are tender. Remove chickens from pan and set aside. Remove backbones. Add chopped carrot, celery and onion and simmer 30 minutes. Add chicken stock base and remove from heat. Strain and reserve stock. Melt butter and stir in 1 cup flour until smooth. Add to strained reserved chicken stock. Simmer 5 minutes. Add sherry and lemon juice, salt to taste and, if desired, food color. For dumplings, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder and 1/4 ts salt in mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in milk until just blended. Place about 1/2 inch water in saucepan with wire rack that comes 2 to 3 inches above water line. Cover rack with lightly oiled waxed paper, oiled side up. With water gently simmering, drop dumplings by tablespoons onto waxed paper, leaving room in between for expansion. Steam 8 minutes, uncovered, then cover and steam 7 minutes longer. Meanwhile, remove skin from cooked chickens and bone, if desired. Cut in large pieces. Place chicken pieces in casserole. Arrange dumplings on chicken. Cover with sauce and sprinkle with pea for color. Created by Lawrence Welks Welkome Inn, Escondido, Calf. and (c) 1991 The Los Angeles Times. Submitted By RFLAN@OMNI.VOICENET.COM (RON FLANNERY) On WED, 22 MAR 95 181540 GMT From Geminis MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini