Put the flour, eggs, quark, salt and soda in a bowl and beat with the wooden spoon like a spaetzle dough. Let rest.
Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a large saucepan and add salt.
Briefly beat the dough again until it is supple. Now, with a teaspoon, add small dumplings to the boiling salted water until the batter is used up. Important: Only make the teaspoon half full with dough.
After a few minutes, the knuckles can be poured off. Put the knuckles in a bowl.
Heat the butter until it is liquid. Add a few dashes of Maggi seasoning - very important for the taste - and then pour over the knuckles.