Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. chicken, boned
1 onion, quartered
4 carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, cut up
1 can chicken broth
2 to 4 tsp. salt
2 bay leaves
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. thyme
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
6 Tbsp. flour

Preparation

Put cut up chicken in soup pot.
Add vegetables and seasonings (except flour) with 3 cups liquid or enough to cover.
Bring to boil and simmer 35 minutes, until chicken and vegetables are tender.
Remove chicken and vegetables and strain broth.
Make thickening with flour; return to pan.
Bring to a boil the vegetables and chicken.
Make dumplings and cook according to directions.