1.   To make ends meet, she works for a travel company and makes dumplings for a cafeteria.

2.   A daughter-in-law watched as she made the dumplings and wrote down each ingredient.

3.   Alice, who was Barbadian, made apple dumplings with hard sauce, fried oysters, and chicken croquettes.

4.   Continue making dumplings until all the filling is used up.

5.   I even made soup dumplings, which burst with hot broth when bitten into and barbecued pork, things I did not think could be done at home.

6.   I worried about making matzo ball dumplings that would turn out moist and flavorful so the soup would taste right.

7.   Keep warm over very low heat while making the dumplings.

8.   Keep the sauce warm while making the dumplings.

9.   My grandmothers spent their time doing traditional things such as frying chicken, making dumplings, baking pies and cakes, and encouraging people to have a second helping.

10.   The dumplings are made of flour, baking soda, baking powder, a little shortening and several eggs.