NAUVOO PIONEER POTATO SOUP

NAUVOO POTATO SOUP
(pioneer recipe)
8 cubed potatoes
1 qt. milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbs. butter
1/2 cup flour
1 egg well beaten
1/4 cup milk
Boil potatoes until soft. Drain. Add milk and beat thoroughly, season to taste. Work butter into flour, egg and milk. Drop by spoonfuls into hot soup. Cover pan and cook about 10 minutes. Serve at once. Serves 4
Variation: add TVP bacon bit or etc.
DANISH DUMPLINGS
1/4 CUP MELTED BUTTER
1 CUP WHITE OR WHEAT flour or, BREAD
2 EGGS
1 CUP HOT BROTH OR Liquid
Stir all together and cook in a pan until thickened. Cool slightly and add 2 eggs, one at a time beating until a dough forms. Salt and pepper to taste. Do not boil. Dumplings are done when the float to the top of the soup. Drop by spoonfuls into hot soup. (I've seen this done with white bread instead of using flour.)
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