Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stewing hen (chicken)
2 to 3 c. flour
1/2 to 3/4 tsp. salt
water (to make thick dough)
pepper to taste

Preparation

Boil stewing hen until very tender.
Debone the chicken.
Add water to broth to equal about 2 quarts of broth.
Bring to simmer boil.
Add strips of rolled dough, a few strips at a time.
Press dough into the broth and simmer each time, adding more strips of dough.
Cover and simmer for 1/2 hour or so, stirring occasionally.