1 stewing chicken, cut up water 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons butter 1 bay leaf Dumplings: 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon shortening 1 cup milk

Preparation

In a stew pot, combine chicken pieces, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, pepper, butter, and bay leaf. Simmer for 1 to 2 hours, until chicken is tedner. Remove chicken pieces with slotted spoon and remove chicken from bone when cool enough to handle.Return chicken to the pot over medium-low heat. If desired, add cut up cubed carrots and potatoes or other vegetables to the broth at this point and cook just until tender. Sift dry ingredients into a mixing bowl, cut in shortening. Beat eggs into milk, stir into dry ingredients until well blended. Drop by spoonfuls into gently boiling stew stew. Cover let cook about 20 to 30 minutes. Serve dumplings around chicken.