Matzo Ball Soup - Lettuce Entertain You

Ingredients

• 3 quarts of water
• 1 drop of egg shade food color
• 5 eggs
• ½ Tbsp kosher salt
• ½ Tbsp baking powder
• ¼ cup vegetable oil or rendered chicken fat
• ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp matzo meal
• 1 ½ gallons of cold water*
• 2 ½ lb chicken bones (rinsed)*
• 1 ½ lb celery (chopped)
• 1 lb white onion (diced in ½ inch)
• 2 tsp chicken bouillon
• 1 ½ lb parsnips (peeled and sliced about 1 ¼ inch thick)
• 1 ½ lbs carrots (peeled and sliced about 1 ¼ inch thick)
• 1 ½ Tbsp white sugar
• kosher salt to taste
• 3 drops egg shade (yellow coloring)
• ¼ cup chopped parsley