CANEDERLY

Ingredients:

• 2 qt. beef broth (8 cups)
• 1 lb. sliced day-old bakery bread (crusts removed, cubed, and dried)
• 1 lb. ham, chopped
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 cup parsley, chopped fine
• 1 stick celery, chopped fine

Instructions:

1. Pour warm milk over bread cubes and mix well.
2. Fry onion and celery in butter until golden. Add to the bread mixture.
3. Stir in ham, eggs, and parsley. Mix thoroughly.
4. Shape mixture into tennis ball-sized dumplings.
5. Simmer dumplings in beef broth for 1 hour.
6. Serve in broth with Parmesan cheese or alongside sauerkraut if desired.