d a
little grated rind. These dumplings should be removed from the water
as soon as done, otherwise they will become heavy.

790. +Fruit Dumplings.+-- Stir 1 ounce butter to a cream and add by
degrees 3 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls finely
chopped almonds, a little grated lemon peel, 4 large apples peeled
and cut into small slices and 1/4 pound bread that has been previously
soaked in water and pressed out in a napkin; add cup of bread
crumbs, mix all together, drop with a spoon dumplings from this
mixture into slightly salted boiling water, boil until done and
serve with wine sauce. Cherries, peaches, pears, plums, blackberries
or huckleberries may be used instead of apples.

791. +Strawberry Dumplings.+-- 1 cup beef suet freed from strings and
chopped fine, 3 cups sifted prepared flour, 1 tablespoonful sugar
and 2 eggs; mix with 3/4 cup cold water to a soft dough; shape into
large balls with floured hands, put into a dumpling cloth that is
buttered and floured on the inside and fasten the 4 corners of the
cloth together with a pin; drop into slightly salted boiling water
and boil till done, which will take about 1/2 hour. The best way to
ascertain if dumplings are done is to thrust a knitting needle into
them. If no dough clings to it and the needle comes out clean they
are done and must be instantly removed from fire, taken from the
cloth, laid on a warm dish and served at once; serve with the same
sauce as the following recipe.

792. +Strawberry Dumplings (another way).+-- 2 cups prepared flour, 2
eggs, 1 tablespoonful butter, 1 tablespoonful sugar and 1 cup milk
or water; mix this into a stiff batter and stir in lastly 1 cup well
washed and drained berries and finish the same as Orange Dumplings;
serve with the following sauce:--Stir 2 tablespoonfuls butter with 1
cup powdered sugar to a cream and add the yolks of 2 eggs and 3
tablespoonfuls white wine; when this is well mixed stir 1 cup nice,
ripe strawberries into it; put sauce into a glass dish; have the
whites beaten to a stiff froth, spread it over the top of sauce and
set nice, large strawberries around the edge of dish. These
dumplings may be made of all kinds of fruit--peaches, cherries,
plums, pears or apricots.

793. +Fine Fruit Dumplings.+-- Pare and quarter some peaches, apples
or pears and boil them in sugar syrup until done, but in such a way
that the pieces stay whole; then take them out with a skimmer and
lay on a long dish; i