BETTY’S DUMPLINGS

1 ½ CUPS FLOUR
2 TSP. BAKING POWDER
¾ TSP. SALT
3 TBSP. SHORTENING
¾ CUP MILK

MEASURE FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, AND SALT INTO BOWL. CUT IN SHORTENING THOROUGHLY, UNTIL MIXTURE LOOKS LIKE MEAL. STIR IN MILK. DROP DOUGH BY SPOONFULS ONTO HOT MEAT OR VEGETABLES IN BOILING STEW. COOK UNCOVERED 10 MINUTES LONGER OR UNTIL DUMPLINGS ARE FLUFFY.