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Spaetzle

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  Ingredients: 2 eggs 1/4 cup milk, can substitute water 1 cup all purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper    Special Equipment:  Spaetzle grater  Instructions: Set saucepan of water to boild     Beat 2 eggs  In a bowl, combine beaten eggs with 1/4 cup milk, 1 cup flour,, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper One boiling, set spaetzle grater over pot and place the batter on top Grate into boiling water until batter is used up Let boil until spaetzle becomes solid, about 4 min Yield:  Enough to be a side in a meal for two Source:  My mother-in-law's cookbook  Tips: The original recipe said that the spaetzle would be done when it floated to the surface of the water, but I found that it did that immediately. I had to push it down with a slotted spoon and it would still pop right back up. I wasn't timing myself, just tasting as I went along and called it done when it seemed finished. But it didn't take too long. It's a similar premise to the f...