Delmarvas slippery dumplings are right at home in a soupy bowl of chicken

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/delmarvas-slippery-dumplings-are-right-at-home-in-a-soupy-bowl-of-chicken/2018/04/20/be14d640-41c2-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.d6b3e8a11df1

Every year, I join a few friends for a weekend away in an old house. The first night’s dinner is always roast chicken. As the designated cook, I know that Sunday’s dinner lurks in the remains of that bird — one that will warm bellies with only a little bit of effort. I simmer the bones with onion, carrot and herbs to make stock, and then, about an hour before we sit down to eat, I stir together the simple ingredients for slippery dumplings. In the spirit of this column, let me introduce you to this satisfying and frugal meal fit for a crowd.

[elleng]

1. 'Served at fire department fundraisers and community gatherings in downstate Delaware,

and on the special menu at family-owned restaurants, Chicken and Slippery Dumplings is a tradition in which decades of commerce dependent on the broiler chicken industry meant a chicken was in every pot.'

[japple]

2. These are the kind of dumplings made by my husband's family in eastern NC. I learned to

make them because he didn't care for the fluffy dropped dumplings like my mother made. I learned over time to prefer these slick dumplings.