As you know, Mizz B, my cooking is extraordinarily limited and my friends always enter my kitchen with care. If all else fails, I have a big bag of gingersnaps and a gallon of milk we can share in front of the fire. I will definitely try the Kartoffelklösse if for no other reason than I'd like to see this happen:

The dumplings are supposed to sink to the bottom of the poaching pan and then rise up again. Imagine that! A resurrection of dumplings! Well worth the try.