Ok, I'll give you a recipe. However, there has to be a story that goes along with the recipe:
Hush Puppies
Yield: 2 dozen
1 cup AP flour
1 cup cornmeal
1 TBLSP sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1 onion, chopped (optional)
1 cup buttermilk
3-4 cups oil
In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the egg, onion (optional), and buttermilk; mix well. Heat the oil to hot but not smoking. Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each side.
Recipe from "Sensational Seasons" Junior League of Fort Smith, Arkansas
Here's the story: On a fish fry by the levee or maybe it was on a riverbank, fisherman cooking up the afternoon catch took to frying bits of batter in the hot oil intended for the fish. They tossed the little morsels to the yelping dogs with the admonishment, "Hush, puppy!"
Enjoy and eat with caution because yes, they are very fattening!
