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Flour dumplings II

A cooked paste of butter, flour and milk is flavoured with cinnamon, cardamom and rusk crumbs, shaped into small dumplings and dropped into boiling soup. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 89.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 89 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Melboller II is one of several soup accompaniments in the 1949 edition.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cook the paste

    Stir the butter and flour together. Whisk in the boiling milk and cook for 2 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add spices and rusks

    Take the paste off the heat and stir in the sugar, spices and the finely crushed, sifted rusks.

  3. 3

    Shape and cook

    Shape small dumplings from the paste with a teaspoon. Drop them straight into the boiling soup.

Changes from the original

«Del.» is read as dl. The sugar appears in the ingredient list and is stirred in with the spices to give a clear order.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 89) → Modernised~78% of the text changedremovedadded
75 gr. smør g smør. 75 gr. mel g hvetemel. 2 del. dl melk (kokende). 25 gr. sukker g sukker. 1 del. dl finstøtt kavring 1/2 teskje kanel 1/2 — (siktet). 0,5 ts kanel. 0,5 ts kardemomme. Smør suppe (kokende, til å legge bollene i). Rør smør og mel røres sammen, sammen. Spe med den kokende melk spes i, koker melken og la det koke i 2 minutter. Tas minutter.. Ta massen av varmen, tilsettes krydderierne varmen og den finstøtte rør inn sukker, krydder og den finstøtte, siktede kavring. Av massen utstikkes kavringen.. Stikk ut små boller av massen med teskje; en teskje. Legg bollene legges like rett i den kokende suppe. suppen.

Note on Modernised

«Del.» er lest som dl. Sukkeret nevnes i ingredienslisten og er rørt inn sammen med krydderne for å gi en klar rekkefølge.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the milk paste cook?
After the milk is added it cooks for 2 minutes.
How are the dumplings added to the soup?
They are shaped with a teaspoon and dropped straight into the boiling soup.

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