Lemon Dumplings

10 ingredients
19 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 c. water
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1/2 c. molasses
  • 2 c. flour, sifted
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 c. shortening
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 3/4 c. milk
  • dash of pepper

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix
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    water,
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    lemon,
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    sugar
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    and molasses and bring to a boil. Make
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    dumplings by mixing remaining ingredients together.
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    Drop dumpling
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    mixture
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    into the simmering liquid.
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    Cook until dumplings
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    are
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    done,
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    turning
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    once.
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    (Small ones take about 3 minutes.) When all dumplings are done, remove from the liquid
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    and thicken
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    the
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    liquid slightly with flour and pour over the dumplings.
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    Good hot or cold.

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