Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut up
1 celery stick
1 carrot
1 small onion
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
pepper
1/3 c. shortening
enough water or milk to make a manageable dough to roll thin
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Stew chicken together with a celery stick, a carrot and a small onion.
Take the meat from the bones and set aside.
Reserve chicken broth.
To make dumplings, cut shortening into dry ingredients and add liquid a little at a time.
Roll on floured board and cut into strips, cutting dumplings to approximately 1 x 2-inch pieces.
Drop into boiling chicken stock.
Turn heat down and cook at moderate temperature for approximately 15 minutes. Add 1/2 cup milk; turn off burner and cover.
Let set for several minutes before serving.