Stewed Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 fat hen (5 to 6 lb.)
1 oz. celery tops, chopped
2 tsp. salt
2/3 lb. carrots, chopped
1/4 bay leaf
3 1/2 qt. water
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. rosemary

Preparation

Place hen in kettle.
Cover with water.
Add celery, onion, salt, pepper, carrots, rosemary and bay leaf and simmer for 3 hours, until tender.
Remove chicken and strain stock.
Remove chicken from bones and cut up for serving with dumplings.