Granny'S Chicken & Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large whole chicken
2 cups flour
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup boiling water
salt

Preparation

Cook chicken in boiling salted water until tender.
Remove chicken from broth. Cool chicken, cut from bone, & set aside.
Measure 1 qt broth into large saucepan. Bring to a boil.
Put flour in large bowl; cut in shortening with pastry blender or fork.
Add boiling water a small amount at a time.
Shape mixture into a ball & roll to a thickness of 1/8\" in a lightly floured board.
Cut into strips. Drop strips into boiling broth and cook for 8-10 minutes.
Add salt & pepper to taste. (Granny doesn't use pepper in her dumplings).