Hi List, The word rivvel means "lump" and this soup is full of lumps that look like rice. (From Dutch cookbook). My Mother's (85 yrs young born in Blair County) recipe: Brown 2 teaspoons of butter in pan. Add 2 quarts of milk or meat stock and bring to boil. Drop in rivvels and cook 8 to 10 minutes. Stir constantly. Make rivvels from 3/4 cup flour and one egg. Mix together with fingers until crumbly. *Note- she said with the air so dry this time of year you may have to use an extra egg. Also eggs today are not the same as years ago; they are so much smaller. in size. Mom also said that my Grandfather (Harvey B. Miller) did not like the soup, so my Grandmother (Catherine B. Stiffler) would take the rivvel dough and fry it in butter for him and he would eat it with molasses or syrup on it. I hope everyone has a "Merry Christmas" and a "Happy New Year". Janet Gray