In a message dated 11/10/2004 10:28:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, AnnWicki writes: When you make the spaetzles be sure to top them with swiss cheese and make those "strings" as we kids called them. The onions were always fried in butter. =========================== Ann, thanks. Didn't remember the onions were fried in butter. Just went to the web and found loads of recipes there. Basically the same. Oh, and one company selling Spaetzle Hex for making them. Others just call them Spaetzle Makers. Dot