Salt Pork Potato Soup With Dumplings

Ingredients

• ¼ to ½ lb salt pork
• 3 pints boiling water
• 2 or 3 onions, sliced thin
• 1 quart potatoes, peeled and sliced
• Pepper to taste
• 1 large spoon flour mixed with 1 cup cold water
• 1 dozen crackers, split and moistened with hot water (or ingredients for dumplings)

Method

1. 1 Slice and fry the salt pork in a kettle until browned.
2. 2 Drain off the fat, saving it for other shortening needs.
3. 3 Add boiling water, sliced onions, and pepper to the kettle.
4. 4 Let the onions boil for a few moments.
5. 5 Add sliced potatoes and the flour mixture thickened with cold water.
6. 6 Cook until potatoes are tender, about 15-20 minutes.
7. 7 Five minutes before serving, add split crackers moistened with hot water or prepared dumplings.