As a true born and raised Lancaster County native…I must say, this recipe really does capture the authentic “Pennsylvania Dutch” recipe you will find at the local Fairs or Festivals! I did add some additional seasonings to my taste…tarragon, white pepper, saffron, and a dash of poultry seasoning. For the rivels, the trick is to make little pea size balls of dough, if not, the dish would be more like chicken and dumplings. I made this for my sick niece one weekend we were snowed in together, and it was a perfect snowy winter night dinner to sooth a cold!

Tastes fine, but it's just chicken soup with corn.

Really, 3 1/2 stars!! :) Good hearty soup with a nice flavor. Would've given it a higher score, but we weren't especially fond of the dumpling part of it. They came out a bit tough and they were VERY hard to form into balls. They didn't have any flavor, but they probably weren't supposed to.

This recipe was so easy to follow and the results were delicious. I made it for a neighborhood gathering on Halloween night and it was a hit! It was almost like being back in Lancaster County. I especially loved the little dumplings... they made this more than an average soup!