quizmail 65

[pj1331]

what is a 7 letter for a small dumpling made from potatoe or flour and can be served in stew or soup or filled with a savoury or fruit stuffing, dervies its name from german meaning dumpling

[JUNKMAN]

Well I've had spatzle - that's a German dumpling - oculd be that

[yogasun]

Is it spetzle?

[glasman]

Various spellings but mighe be knophle.

[piggling]

knoedel - an austrian dumpling?

[JUNKMAN]

is this any help ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A4tzle

[yogasun]

I saw it spelt as Spetzle but I think JUNKMAN is right and that's the more common spelling.

[pj1331]

thanks for your help but it has t be made of potato ot flour and thats what im finding hard

[podger123]

Why are people giving ANSWERS to Quizmail. Not very competitive is it?
Can pj1331 not look in a few cookery glossaries or encyclopaedias??
Had to be someone to spoil this month's quiz.
Over to you squarebear.

[sleuth]

You, know Podg I suspect they did look. I did a lot of looking and still not 100% sure of our answer.

[podger123]

If you start with the Yiddish and progress to the German that rules out nearly everything, doesn't it , sleuth?