Country Christmas Chicken & Dumplings - Big Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 (3-4-pound) whole chicken
• salt, to taste
• water, to taste
• 1 lemon, halved
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting the work surface
• black pepper, to taste