HUCKLEBERRY DUMPLINGS
These delightful Huckleberry Dumplings offer a taste of history with a comforting, sweet flavor. The recipe combines stale bread, eggs, and fresh berries for a simple yet satisfying dessert. Boiled to perfection and served with a hard sauce, these dumplings are a classic treat.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Stale bread (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 quart Huckleberries
- 2 tablespoons Brown sugar (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
Instructions
- 1Cut off the crust from the stale bread. Soak the bread in cold water until softened, then squeeze out the excess water.
- 2In a bowl, lightly beat the eggs, yolks and whites together. Add the squeezed bread, huckleberries, brown sugar, and salt. Mix all ingredients well to combine.
- 3Bring a pot of water to a boil. Gently drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the boiling water. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, or until the dumplings are cooked through.
- 4Serve the dumplings warm with hard sauce.