Noodles Recipe 1

Ingredients for Noodles

• ½ lb. flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons lukewarm water
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Sift flour and salt, rub in butter, add gradually the beaten eggs and water, knead the paste for ten minutes, roll out as thin as possible and set aside to dry for fifteen minutes; cut into strips two inches wide, shred each strip into narrow, match-like pieces, let dry on board for thirty minutes.
2. The batter may be rolled as a jelly roll and cut into thin slices.
3. These little, dried whorls when dropped into the hot soup will unroll into ribbons of paste.
4. When needed, cook twenty minutes in boiling salted water, drain and add to consomme.
5. The noodles may be cooked in consomme, but you will not have as clear a soup.
6. Noodles may be served as a vegetable.
7. Drain noodles when cooked and mix with 1/2 cup of coarse bread crumbs fried in butter, reserving part of the crumbs to put over the top.
8. This is an excellent dish to serve with fried chicken.
9. Noodles are often prepared like macaroni, with cheese and Tomato Sauce.