SC - oop pigtail and kraut

[Mordonna22 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/1/2001 1:22:50 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
owner-sca-cooks at ansteorra.org writes:

<< 
 Hey Gang...
 
 I just inherited a pig's tail...(don't ask....ok ask.) from my grandmother.
 
 I have no idea what to do with it, but I want to try SOMEthing...
 
 Any ideas?
 
 Gyric >>

Pigtail and Kraut
1 pig tail
1tsp salt
16 oz. water
32 oz. homemade kraut (if you can get it, otherwise, rinse store bought kraut 
in a strainer three times)
1 Tbs. sugar
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1/2 cup flour

Put pig tail and 1 tsp salt in water and cook uncovered at a slow boil until 
meat is falling from bone (about an hour).  Add kraut and sugar and bring to 
a rolling boil.  Make a batter from the flour, salt, and pepper, and enough 
of the broth to make a thick batter.  Drop by 1/4 tsp. into the boiling 
kraut.  Allow to cook approximately 2 min. after all the dumplings are added. 
 Serve and stand back.  

Mordonna The Cook