"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
> there's also stirring a beaten egg into hot broth to create spaetzle

From what I looked up, spaetzle seems to include flour. Just a
thin batter.

I often stir in a beaten egg to chicken soup at the end. I've
always known it called, "feathered soup." Martha Stewart calls it
that too. Anyway, it adds some body and nutrition to your soup. I
like it.