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Funny StoryHave you ever made funny potato dumplings, NO? I bet most people haven't, but I have. Here is my story... Oh, were they good, the way mom always made them, according to The Old Norwegian Tradition. The first time I made DUMPLINGS, I guess I made "New Tradition". I was very hungry for potato dumplings. We would sauté sliced left over dumplings in butter and onions. They were soooooooooo delicious. So I FINALLY decided to make them and dialed mom who lives in Norway, to get the recipe. She proceeded to give me a looooooong lecture on "making dumplings the right way". I took notes - got 5 pounds of potatoes and pealed them - ALL!! Yes, it seemed like a lot, but the potatoes would shrink - wouldn't they? Of course, I wanted a little bit left over for sautéing in butter and onions. Yummy ... I couldn't wait... 
This was to be a dinner for two and I wanted to impress.tried to remember all of mom's good advise, while I was getting ready. I almost followed the recipe......skipped over most of mom's directions, (couldn't be that hard)...poured water into the pan and brought it to boil with a little salt.--- So far so good!!! I did a little talking to myself for encouragement, since this was the first time making potato dumplings - don't laugh - it's harder than you think.. I shredded the entire 5 pounds of potatoes - sure was a lot of potatoes - oh well!!!! I have to admit I kind-of multiplied the recipe. The big moment had arrived - I carefully formed the dumplings, -"this is really going well", I thought, "so what's so hard about this?" Just like mom had said I carefully eased the dumplings into the pot. Soon the pot was full - now I knew for sure I would have leftovers. Oh, I would give some of the extra away. I proceeded with the rest of the meal, (a boiled dinner - ham and colorful vegetables). The difficult part was done. Whew!!!!! "Oh, I am such a good cook - oh wow!" - - I kept checking the pot; it was really boiling. Good, they would be done quickly. After a while, I looked into the pot and I decided, THE DUMPLINGS WERE DONE. GUESS WHAT? - the dumplings had turned into... ONE BIG DUMPLING... OH NO, what could possibly have happened????? My heart sank; my dinner would be a BIG FIASCO. The pot was filled with one huge dumpling...This really would make a funny story... I had kind-of followed the recipe - now what? I managed to remove THE DUMPLING from the pan by cutting it out. I started my own tradition - a one-dumpling dinner... Funny story, eh? After going through each step - I discovered I didn't add enough flour - and used way too many potatoes. Also, the dumplings should be cooked in softly boiling water. Now I know.
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