Hi, I have been reading the emails about rivels, I have never had any, but will try them soon, they sound great. My grandmother who married a Pennsylvania Dutch man ( Bevelhymer ) used to make slickers, I have tried for years to find a recipe for them but no luck, they are like a extra wide noodle, she would put them in chicken broth, they are not a dumpling. Does anyone have a recipe for slickers? My daughter also complains about my recipes that I don't measure anything, this is the way I was taught. Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] A recipe for Rivels and a little about quilting Hi Nancy, Jody, Jane and all, My mother always spelled it rivels as that is how it is pronounced. Nancy, you reminded me that my mother used to put rivels in several recipes. She never was good at making those cute little dumplings so she did rivels in her stewed chicken but I had all but forgotten that she also put them in white bean soup with ham added! You triggered that memory. Thanks. Jody, Rivels in our family goes back to the Pennsylvania Dutch country where my great grandmother grew up. She probably got the recipe from her family and passed it along. There was never anything written down as Nancy pointed out and it was frustrating as a young bride back in 1966 to get the family recipes from my mother and aunts who never measured anything! Just a sprinkle of this and a dab of that and so forth. I personally love rivels but haven't had them since my mother died. Guess I will try them from the recipes that have been sent to me. Thanks everyone Makes my mouth water to think about them! Nancy, Russell and I truly love your stories about the Fort area since some of his relatives lived there. His great grandfather Andrew J. Bushong left Virginia on a train in 1893 for Indiana where a lot of the other relatives had settled earlier. Gloria Bushong **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message