Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) hen
1 Tbsp. salt
1 can cream of chicken soup
plain flour
2 qt. water
2 Tbsp. black pepper
1 c. milk

Preparation

Simmer chicken with salt and pepper for 3 hours.
Take out 1 cup of the broth, making sure to pick up about 4 tablespoons of the hot fat on top of the water.
Let water cool in a large bowl; stir in plain flour with a fork until dough is very stiff.
Roll out thin on floured area; cut dumplings into 1 x 3-inch strips. Remove chicken from water and debone.
Bring water to a boil. Drop dumplings into water, separating so each will reach water. Mix soup with milk.
When all dumplings are in water, turn down heat to simmer and cook, covered, for 5 minutes.
Pour in milk and soup mixture.
Stir in.
Stir in deboned chicken.
Cook for 5 more minutes.