Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 to 6 lb. ready to cook stewing chicken, cut up or 2 large broiler-fryers, cut up
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs parsley
4 celery ribs with leaves
1 carrot, pared and sliced
1 small onion, cut up
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
2 Tbsp. oil
2 Tbsp. snipped parsley

Preparation

In large kettle, add enough water to chicken to cover.
Add parsley sprigs, celery, carrot, onion, the 2 teaspoons salt, the pepper and bay leaf.
Cover; bring to boiling and simmer 2 1/2 hours.
Sift flour, baking powder and the 1/2 teaspoon salt. Combine milk and oil; add with snipped parsley to dry ingredients. Stir just to moisten.
Drop from tablespoon directly onto chicken in boiling stock.
Cover tightly; return to boiling.
Reduce heat (don't lift cover).
Simmer 12 to 15 minutes.
Remove dumplings and chicken to hot platter; keep hot.