Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4             Pounds  chicken -- cut into serving
                pieces  
  2              Small  carrots -- sliced
  3                     sweet potatoes cut up
  3                     Irish potatoes cut up
  1              Whole  small onions
                        Dumplings:
  2               Cups  flour
     1/2      Teaspoon  salt
  1           Teaspoon  baking powder
  4        Tablespoons  rendered chicken fat
                        enough water to mix for rolling.

Preparation:

Put chicken in a large pot. Add salt and pepper, a dash of cayenne, a bay leaf and a handful of celery tops. Cover with water and cook until done. Discard bay leaf, add vegetables and continue cooking until vegetables are nearly done. Dumplings: Divide dough into three parts. Roll two parts, cut into squares. Add 1 part to simmer chicken and cook 5 minutes. Add second part and cook 5 minutes more. The third part can be added as another tier of dumplings or used as a top crust.

Nutritional Information:

3818 Calories (kcal); 208g Total Fat; (50% calories from fat); 254g Protein; 212g Carbohydrate; 1193mg Cholesterol; 2525mg Sodium