Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1 large fryer or hen
butter (size of egg, if using fryer)
1 c. broth
1 tsp. salt
black pepper

Preparation

Cut chicken in serving pieces.
Cover with water and add salt to taste and butter.
Cook until tender.
Mix flour and salt; add broth and mix well.
Roll out very thin on a well floured board (just thickness of dime).
Cut in strips about 1 inch wide.
Leave surplus flour on strips of dough and drop in boiling broth.
Cover and let simmer 5 minutes.
Pepper to taste between layer of dumplings.