Newfoundland Style Pea Soup With Doughboys (Dumplings) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the soup
2 cups split peas
1 onion, chopped
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup potato, diced
1/2 turnip, diced
3 carrots, diced
1 1 lb spareribs or 1 lb ham bone
For the doughboys
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup butter
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 - 3/4 cup water or 1/2-3/4 cup milk

Preparation

For the soup:.
Soak salt meat or sparerib and peas overnight. Drain off water. Add 6 cups of water and onion and simmer gently for 3 hours. About 20 minutes before serving, add vegetables.
Make doughboys as follows:.
Cut butter into small pieces into small pieces in the flour, baking powder and salt. Add water or milk to make a soft dough. Drop by teaspoonfuls into soup. Cover pot tightly and cook for 15 minutes.