Spelt Soup with Hickory Nut Dumplings

In the Pfalz the Germans prepare a spelt soup considered a delicacy as well as a health food. The spelt is harvested while still green, then lightly smoked. This green, smoked grain is then ground into flour for soup. Historically, the Pennsylvania Dutch also made Grienkannsupp, but today only the ripe grains are available in our shops. Nonetheless, the green spelt tradition lingers in other ways, for example, in Chicken Corn Soup, in which the sweet green