Hush Puppies
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 69. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk
- 1/4 cup sliced green onion
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Shortening or cooking oil for deep-fat frying
Instructions
- In a bowl stir together egg, buttermilk or sour milk, and onion. In another bowl combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add egg mixture to cornmeal mixture; stir just till moistened.
- Drop batter by tablespoons into deep hot fat (375°). Fry about 1 minute or till golden, turning once. Drain on paper towels.
- Confetti Hush Puppies: Prepare as above, except add 2 tablespoons diced pimiento and 2 tablespoons snipped parsley to egg mixture. Add 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder to cornmeal mixture.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Mmm... hush puppies" by jeffreyw; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/7927684@N03/5910367598. Cropped/resized.
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