1 hen or lg. fryer
Salt and pepper
About 2 c. plain flour
Water
2 c. self-rising flour
1/2 c. shortening
Milk

Boil chicken, season with salt and pepper until tender. Cool and take chicken off bone, remove fat, reheat broth and add water to make about 3 quarts. Mix plain flour with enough water to make a dough. Knead lightly and roll out very thin. Cut in small pieces and drop in small pieces in boiling broth. Add sprinkling of white and black pepper. Add all dumplings then pour into flat pan and make crust. For crust, combine self-rising flour, shortening and milk to make a dough. Roll out thinly and cut large pieces or strips and cover dumplings. Sprinkle with pepper and drop some plops of butter on top. Bake until golden brown at 350 degrees. Add milk around sides if the dumplings are too dry.