2 cups. flour
2 tsp fat
1 tsp salt
2 tsps. cream tartar
1 tsp. soda
3/4 cup milk
1. Mix-dumplings and roll to one inch thickness. Cut with small cutter
2. Drop 2 or 3 at a time in hot fat
3. Have ready another kettle of boiling molasses, as soon as fried, drop into boiling molasses
4. Remove and drain
Source(s): http://www.gaspee.com/ColonialRecipes.html