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[anax]

The things that I grew up knowing as "dumplings" are unlike what apparently everyone else in the world thinks of when they hear that word

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[kazaera]

These actually sound like the bread dumplings you get in southern Germany and especially Austria - called Knödel in German. Old bread, eggs and milk sounds about right, although the variety I know tends to use rolls (Semmeln) rather than white toast. You also often put in other things like bacon, onions or herbs/spices - my brother swears they need fresh nutmeg. I've also had them in broth rather than with gravy... but the recipe itself looks very similar.

Here's a recipe, if you're curious. He uses dried bread, but most of the ones I've seen use stale bread instead.

[anax]

That actually makes a lot of sense, because my dad's family, although Irish in ethnicity, was settled in an area of Illinois that was largely populated by German immigrants. It wouldn't surprise me if my dad's mother or grandmother picked this up from one of her German neighbors.

:D

[velvet_mace]

Kind of like stuffing rolls. Hmmm!

[tsu]

These remind me of Matzo balls, only with gravy instead of soup. They sound very yummy. Matzo ball soup is one of my favorite comfort foods. <3