1898 Potato Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups mashed potatoes
• 1 cup chopped cooked ham
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons ham fat or 2 tablespoons bacon fat

Recipe

• 1 set a large pot of salted water on to boil.
• 2 mix all the ingredients together well, except the fat. you should have a soft but moldable dough; you may need to mix in a little more flour. divide the dough into 4 equal parts.
• 3 mold into flattish, rectangular cakes, about 2" thick.
• 4 gently place the cakes in the boiling water and simmer for 1/2 hour.
• 5 drain and let cool. it will fall apart if you try to slice it before it is cool.
• 6 cut in 1/2" thick slices and fry in bacon or ham fat, over medium heat, until nicely browned, on both sides.