American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Egg Dumplings for Soup

Original Recipe

To half a pint of milk put two well-beaten eggs, and as much wheat flour as will make a smooth, rather thick batter free from lumps; drop this batter, a tablespoonful at a time, into boiling soup. Another Mode.--One cupful of sour cream and one cupful of sour milk, three eggs, well beaten, whites and yolks separately; one teaspoonful of salt, one level teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a spoonful of water, and enough flour added to make a very stiff batter. To be dropped by spoonfuls into the broth and boiled twenty minutes, or until no raw dough shows on the outside.

Ingredients

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  • 10 eggs
  • 1 smooth
  • 1 tablespoonful at a time
  • 1 cupful of sour cream and one cupful of sour milk
  • 1 teaspoonful of salt
  • 1 level teaspoonful of soda
  • 1 spoonful of water

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Instructions

  1. 1

    To half a pint of milk put two well-beaten eggs, and as much wheat flour as will make a smooth, rather _thick_ batter free from lumps; drop this batter, a tablespoonful at a time, into boiling soup. _Another Mode._--One cupful of sour cream and one cupful of sour milk, three eggs, well beaten, whites and yolks separately; one teaspoonful of salt, one level teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a spoonful of water, and enough flour added to make a _very stiff_ batter.

  2. 2

    To be dropped by spoonfuls into the broth and boiled twenty minutes, or until no raw dough shows on the outside.

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