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Huckleberry Dumplings

A historical recipe from Things Mother Used to Make A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Befor, by Lydia Maria Gurney (1914).

A historical recipe

Things Mother Used to Make A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Before, by Lydia Maria Gurney (1914). Project Gutenberg eBook #8542.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Things Mother Used to Make A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Befor, by Lydia Maria Gurney (1914). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #8542 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8542). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 2 Cupfuls of Flour 2 Teaspoonfuls of Cream of Tartar 1 Teaspoonful of Soda 1/2 Teaspoonful of Salt 1 Teaspoonful of Lard Mix ingredients together with water until thick enough to roll.
  2. Cut into rounds an inch thick as for biscuits.
  3. Boil one quart of huckleberries in one-half pint of water and one-half cupful of sugar.
  4. Drop in the dumplings.
  5. Boil for twenty minutes.
  6. Serve with cold sauce or cream and sugar.