Spaetzle

Ingredients

• 3 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
• 3 large eggs
• water
• salt
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine

Method

1. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the flour, eggs, 1 1/4 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt until smooth.
2. In a 5-quart kettle, bring 2 quarts water and 2 teaspoons salt to boiling. Pour about one fourth of the spaetzle dough into a coarse colander. Hold the colander over the kettle, and, using the back of a wooden spoon, push the dough through the holes. Remove the spaetzle from the kettle as they float to the surface. Place the spaetzle in a bowl with butter; keep warm. Repeat with the remaining dough, pressing through one fourth at a time.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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