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Ingredients

  • 1/2 peck ripe plums (prune plums, easily pitted, about 30)
  • 5 med. potatoes
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 4 c. flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Buttered bread crumbs (1/2 container, about)
  • Sugar
  • Cinnamon

Method

  • Cook potatoes and mash.
  • Add in Hot to sifted flour and salt on board.
  • Work between palms of hand till potato and flour are blended.
  • Make a well.
  • Add in egg and knead untill blended (gently).
  • Clean board.
  • Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick on floured board.
  • Cut into 4 inch squares, put plum in center of square and form dough around plum.
  • I continue till all dough and plums are done, putting them on waxed paper.
  • Boil 3 qt container of water, cook dumplings 10 min, a few at a time.
  • Take out with slotted spoon and place in roaster with 4 Tbsp.
  • melted butter.
  • Sprinkle layer of dumplings with buttered bread crumbs, mixed with 1/2 c. sugar and 2 tsp.
  • cinnamon.
  • After another layer of dumplings, sprinkle again with bread crumbs.
  • Keep hot, serve.
  • Feeds 8 to 10 as a main course.
  • And cinnamon mix in each.