Sparrow Dumplin

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Time: Cook: 90 min Total: 90 min
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

half a pint of good milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
three eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
as much flour as will make it a thick batter ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
a lump of butter rolled in pepper and salt ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (6)

Mix half a pint of good milk, with three eggs, a little salt, and as much flour as will make it a thick batter.
Put a lump of butter rolled in pepper and salt in every sparrow.
Mix them in the batter.
Tie them in a cloth.
Boil them one hour and a half.
Pour melted butter over them, and serve them up.

Original Text

To make a Sparrow Dumplin.
MIX half a pint of good milk, with three
eggs, a little salt, and as much flour as will
make it a thick batter, put a lump of butter
rolled in pepper and salt in every sparrow, mix
them in the batter, and tie them in a cloth, boil
them one hour and a half, pour melted butter
over them, and serve them up.

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