Mothers Cherry Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cherry soup
2 1/2 gallons water
6 cups sour pitted cherries
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cinnamon sticks
Dumpling Mix
4 cups flour
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk

Preparation

Soup Directions:
Bring to a boil in a large kettle.
Dumpling mix:
Mix altogther like pastry -- Pull apart with fingers and dip into boiling soup.
Drop in dumplings and continue to boil until done, aprox 10-15 minutes -- taste dumplings for doneness.
Serve chilled and enjoy.