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2 1/2 cup yellow corn meal
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 each egg, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
2 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 1/2 cup cooking oil (about)
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1. Mix all dry ingredients; beat milk and egg together and combine with dry ingredients; batter should hold its shape when picked up in spoon. If it is too soft, add more cornmeal.
2. Drop by molded tablespoon into 350 degree fat and cook about 1 1/2 minutes; turn and cook on second side 1 minute.
3. Allow oil to heat a few seconds after removing a batch.
4. Delicious freshly cooked and hot; however, leftover hush puppies freeze well.
5. When ready to serve frozen hush puppies, place on oven rack in preheated 250 degrees until very hot and crisp.
Hints on frying: Using a small diameter heavy saucepan allows using a minimum oil; a 5 or 6 inch pan with oil 1 1/2 inches deep and heated to 350 degrees will cook three hush puppies in about 2 1/2 minutes. When batter consistency is correct and oil is at
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