Chicken And Dumplings #2 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 1/2 to 3 lb.) chicken or hen
2 c. flour
1 stick oleo
1 tsp. salt
3 qt. water

Preparation

Boil chicken or hen until tender.
Cool.
Remove skin and debone; set aside.
Combine flour and oleo.
Mix until consistency of pie crust.
Add 1/2 cup of broth (from boiled chicken) or enough to form a soft ball.
Roll to 1/4 inch thickness.
Cut into strips and drop into boiling chicken broth.
Return deboned chicken to pan with dumplings and cook until dumplings are tender (about 30 minutes on low).