Bread Dumplings With Bacon
["9 oz. stale French, Italian or German bread", "2/3 pt. boiling milk", "2 oz. diced bacon", "1 chopped onion", "3 1/2 oz. cornstarch", "2 eggs", "1 to 2 tsp. chopped parsley", "2 level tsp. baking powder", "salt to taste"]
["Cut bread into very fine slices; pour boiling milk over them. Soak 1 hour.", "Fry bacon and onion together; leave to cool.", "Stir into the bread and milk; add cornstarch.", "Knead mixture until it forms a smooth, compact ball.", "Cool, then stir in eggs one at a time.", "Add parsley; stir in baking powder and season with salt."]
["Italian", "boiling milk", "bacon", "onion", "cornstarch", "eggs", "parsley", "level tsp.", "salt"]