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This excellent hush puppies recipe renders around two dozen. Prep time is about 10 minutes and cooking time is about 5 minutes per batch. There is debate over the shape of hush puppies. Some claim that true hush puppies are finger shaped, like a hot dog. However, others insist that hush puppies are meant to be round and about the size of a golf ball. People say that hush puppies, a fried cornmeal batter, picked up their name by fishermen that fried cornmeal and fed them to their doggies to actually “hush the puppies” by saying, "hush, puppies" during fish fries. A second explanation for how hush puppies got their name is based on the fishing habits of Southerners. In the South, the Salamander was often called a "water dog" or "water puppy." In fact, I have read that the Salamander was sometimes even referred to as a "mud puppy" since it lived in murky water. These were formed into sticks, rolled in cornmeal and then deep fried. It is said they were called "hush puppies" because eating such lowly food was not something a southern wife would want known to her neighbors. These are light, fluffy and addictive. They are really perfect side-by-side fried catfish, fried poultry, or alternatively pulled bar-b-que pork. Personally, I like to make them to go with fried green tomatos Ingredients: 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup flour 1 tsp of salt 1 tablespoon sugar one tsp baking powder dash of red pepper or 1/4 tsp of Tabasco sauce (if sauce, you can add to wet items as opposed to dry) 3/4 cup lowfat milk 1 egg a couple of tablespoons finely sliced onion Sift all the dry list of ingredients into a bowl and decide to put out of the way. Within a separate bowl, beat the egg after which add the milk. Combine the wet components to the dry ingredients and combine together right up till only just minute lumps are seen. You should not over stir; else the combo could possibly get “gummy”. Add the onion and stir until such time as barely blended. Drop spoonfuls into heated oil (375° F) and fry until finally browned.
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