Potato Dumplings

Directions

1. 1
   Boil potatoes in their jackets until soft.
2. 2
   Remove skins and press potatoes through a ricer.
3. 3
   Add salt, eggs, flour, 2/3 cup bread crumbs and nutmeg.
4. 4
   Mix thoroughly.
5. 5
   Form mixture into dry balls about the size of walnuts (if mixture is too moist, add more bread crumbs).
6. 6
   Drop balls into boiling, salted water.
7. 7
   When balls come to the surface, boil, uncovered, for 3 minutes.
8. 8
   Remove one from liquid and cut open.
9. 9
   If center is dry, they are sufficiently cooked.
10. 10
    Remove balls from liquid.
11. 11
    Serve with gravy, mushroom sauce or onion sauce.
12. 12
    Serves 12.