Old Fashioned Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. broiler-fryer, cut up
1 Tbsp. salt
about 6 c. water
1/4 tsp. ground thyme
1 medium onion, halved
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 c. self-rising flour
about 1/2 c. ice water

Preparation

Combine chicken, onion, salt, pepper and about 6 cups water in a Dutch oven.
Bring to a boil.
Cover and simmer 2 hours or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken from broth; cool.
Bone chicken.
If necessary, add additional water to broth to measure 6 cups.
Return chicken to broth and bring to a boil.