1-1/2 cups flour sifted
3/4 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 cup milk
Sift dry ingredients together. Add milk and mix well. Drop by spoonfuls into boiling stew by first dipping spoon into stew and then batter. Cook 12 minutes in tightly covered kettle; do not peek while dumplings are cooking. Two or more tablespoons of parsley or chives may be added to dry ingredients before mixing if desired.