MAKE a light dough with flour, water, yeast, and
salt, as for bread, cover it with a cloth, and let it before
the fire for half an hour. Then have a saucepan of water
on the fire, and when it boils, take the dough, and make
it into round balls, as big as a large hen's egg. Then
flatten them with your hand, put them into the boiling wa-
ter, and a few minutes will do them. Take care that they
do not fall to the bottom of the pot or saucepan, as in
that case they will then be heavy, and be sure to keep the
water boiling all the time. When they are enough take
them up, and lay them in your dish, with melted butter
in a boat.