Sussex, or Hard Dumplings

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Yield
10.0 – 12.0 dumplings
Status
success · extracted 14 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (3)
Instructions (4)
Mode
  1. Mix the flour and water together to a smooth paste, previously adding a small quantity of salt.
  2. Form this into small round dumplings.
  3. Drop them into boiling water, and boil from 1/2 to 3/4 hour.
  4. They may be served with roast or boiled meat; in the latter case they may be cooked with the meat, but should be dropped into the water when it is quite boiling.
Original Text
SUSSEX, or HARD DUMPLINGS. 1376. INGREDIENTS.—1 lb. of flour, 1/2 pint of water, 1/2 saltspoonful of salt. Mode.—Mix the flour and water together to a smooth paste, previously adding a small quantity of salt. Form this into small round dumplings; drop them into boiling water, and boil from 1/2 to 3/4 hour. They may be served with roast or boiled meat; in the latter case they may be cooked with the meat, but should be dropped into the water when it is quite boiling. Time.—1/2 to 3/4 hour. Sufficient for 10 or 12 dumplings. Seasonable at any time.
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