If you are looking to recreate the "holy" experience at home, many home cooks use a "shortcut" method for creamy chicken and dumplings that can be prepared in about 30 minutes:

Ela watched her grandmother grow thin. Not the gentle thinning of age, but the sharp, angular loss of someone whose body had begun to eat itself. Babcia Mila’s cheeks hollowed. Her hands shook when she stirred the pot of nettle soup. She smiled less and slept more.

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