Pork and Sauerkraut With Dumplings

From a recipe book on 18th century frontier outpost recipes.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 3 -4  lbs  fresh pork
• 1  large onion
•  salt and pepper
• 1  quart sauerkraut

• Dumplings

• 2  cups flour
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons butter, melted
• 1  cup milk

Directions

1. Rub pork with salt and pepper. Place in a pot (with a lid - if possible) and cover with water, adding onion cut into pieces.
2. Boil meat until tender, remove excess fat.
3. Add sauerkraut and simmer about 20 minutess.
4. Mix dry dumpling ingredients together.
5. Add milk gradually mixing well then add the melted butter.
6. Drop by spoonsful into boiling pork and kraut.
7. Cook 15 minutes covered.