Stäerzelen

Description
This is a typical dish of the Ösling peasants.

Ingredients

 * a litre of salted water
 * 1 pound of buckwheat flour
 * hot fat
 * cream or milk

Directions

 * 1) Boil a litre of salted water. As soon as it comes to the boil add 1 pound of buckwheat flour and remove the doughy mass immediately.
 * 2) Then repeat the following process:
 * 3) Dip a dessert-spoon in hot fat, take a spoonful ("Stäerzel") from the dough, and put it in a pre-warmed bowl.
 * 4) Pour cream or milk over the top of the mound of dumplings, and add chopped speck.