Would you please post the recipe for rolled and dropped and email it to
me? This thread is the first time I've heard of the concept.

sf
reading and posting from google (not fun) until my new computer arrives

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 19 Mar 2005 04:57:52p, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > AlleyGator wrote:
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Jill's Chicken & Dumplings from when she was age 24
> >>>
> >>> 3-1/2 chicken, cut up
> >>> water to cover
> >>> 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
> >>> 2 bay leaf
> >>> 2 carrots, chopped
> >>> 2 celery stalks, chopped
> >>> 1 small onion, chopped
> >>> 2 cans cream of chicken soup
> >>> 1/2 tsp. black pepper
> >>> drop dumplings
> >>>
> >>> Place chicken pieces in a deep pot and cover well with water.
Add
> >>> the poultry seasoning, bay leaf, carrots, celery and onion.
Bring
> >>> to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer 45 minutes. Remove chicken to
a
> >>> platter and let cool.
> >>>
> >>> Let broth cool slightly; pour through a strainer into another
pot.
> >>> Chill the broth and skim the fat from the top. Put 3 c. broth
back
> >>> in the pan. You may need to add more later as needed. Whisk in
> >>> cream of chicken soup and pepper and bring to a simmer, stirring
to
> >>> blend well.
> >>>
> >>> Meanwhile, remove the skin from cooked chicken and discard.
Debone
> >>> chicken, tearing into bite-sized pieces. Add to the simmering
> >>> broth. Continue to simmer on low while you prepare the
dumplings.
> >>> Add more broth as needed; the dumplings will thicken it.
> >>>
> >>> Drop Dumplings
> >>>
> >> OK, Jill. NO matter what you say, I won't marry you <G>.
> >
> > I still don't remember a proposal, but that's okay <G>
> >
> > My wife's
> >> recipe is similar except that she uses real, rolled and sliced
> >> dumpings in hers. Drop dumplings are a satanic curse. Kidding,
of
> >> course.
> >
> > LOL! I don't care for rolled dumplings and I'll tell you why. The
only
> > people I know who do rolled dumplings use canned biscuits rolled
flat
> > and cut into strips and rolled flat. I have nothing against canned
> > biscuits, as biscuits.
> >
> > Jill
>
> I like both dropped and rolled dumplings, dropped with beef stew and
rolled
> with chicken. I make both types of dumplings from scratch. Biscuits
are
> biscuits, not dumplings.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
> ____________________________________________
>
> Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
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