HEENA BUBBAT (Chicken and Dumplings)
This is Mennonite comfort food, made the way my mom always made it. When I talked with others about my memories of this meal, they recounted a recipe which includes raisins. There are no raisins here. I start with an old stewing hen. I'm lucky to have a regular source for big old laying hens. They cost $6.50 and weigh about 7lbs each. Each bird provides a lot of meat, but they do need to be "stewed" for a few hours to become tender. We also use these hens for Chicken Noodle Soup and Chicken Pot Pie.