Fruit Dumplings

Ingredients

• One cup flour
• one teaspoon baking powder
• pinch salt
• water enough to make stiff dough
• 1½ cups water
• two-thirds cup sugar
• butter size of walnut
• juice one lemon

Method

1. 1

   Make a stiff dough with flour, baking powder, salt, and water.

2. 2

   Place in a greased pan with desired fruit, set in a steamer over boiling water, and boil for 10-15 minutes.

3. 3

   Prepare a sauce with water, sugar, butter, and lemon juice, thicken with cornstarch, and pour over dumplings when done.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The National home cook book (1900), page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUIT DUMPLINGS—A cheap dessert: One cup flour, | ~ one teaspoon baking powder; pinch salt, water enough tou make stiff dough. Put in greased pan, Set in steamer, put — on any fruit desired (sliced apples are best), set steamer in- kettle of boiling water, boil 10 or 15 minutes. While boil- — - ing, take 1% cups water, two-thirds cup sugar, butter size ee : _ of walnut, juice one lemon

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