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Spatzeles

Place in a bowl four ounces sifted flour, gradually add one gill cold water and sharply stir with wooden spoon while adding it. Crack in one fresh egg, season with half teaspoon salt, two saltspoons white pepper, a saltspoon grated nutmeg, sharply stir for five minutes. Have a quart boiling water in a saucepan with half teaspoon salt, take a tablespoon of batter and with a finger drop in pan as rapidly as possible. Proceed in same way till batter is all used, boil for five minutes, lift up with skimmer and thoroughly drain on a cloth. Heat two tablespoons lard in a frying pan, add half a finely chopped onion, brown for two minutes, arrange spatzeles one beside another in pan and fry to a nice golden colour on both sides, drain and use as required.