Old Fashioned Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 1/2 lb.) cut up fryer
1 stalk celery, cut up
1 medium onion, quartered
2 qt. water
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. butter, softened
2 Tbsp. parsley flakes
3/4 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Place first 5 ingredients in Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken, reserving broth in Dutch oven; discard vegetables.
Cool chicken and bone and cut into bite size pieces. Refrigerate broth and chicken for 8 hours.