Several people indicated, after my One-Liner Wednesday post that they have never had hush puppies, haven’t had good hush puppies, or can’t find hush puppies on a menu near them. I couldn’t leave this subject without addressing those problems. So, I asked my good friend and favorite bartender, Cheryl to share her recipe. Please visit her site and see how a Louisiana style hush puppy is made. Prepare to be hungry.
This post is dedicated to my good and dedicated blogging buddy Dan over at No Facilities who recently suffered a travesty of the culinary kind when a restaurant he tried offerd up their own (abomination) version a true Southern favorite-the beloved fried cornbread delight know as a hush puppy.
The first recorded use of the word “hush-puppy” dates to 1899.[3] The name is often attributed to hunters, fishermen, or other cooks who would fry some basic cornmeal mixture (possibly that they had been bread-coating or battering their own food with) and feed it to their dogs to “hush the puppies” during cook-outs or fish-fries.[4] Other legends date the term to the Civil War, in which Confederate soldiers are said to have tossed fried cornbread to quell the barks of their dogs.[5][6]
~Wikipedia
This, for the record, is a photo of a real, authentic, Louisiana style hush puppy.
Notice the crispy…
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In case you didn’t know, hush puppies were originated in the old south and were called « corn dodgers ». Confedate trivia. 😊
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Thanks for adding that.
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😊not that I was around during the Civil war but I am from the South. 😊
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Ha ha – I was going to ask 🙂
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lol! Not quite but I heard the rumors.
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You mean that they are not just a brand of shoes? :)
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It is an old favorite brand on mine, but these are better.
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Thanks Dan. As soon as I find self-rising cornmeal, I’m dragging out the deep fryer!!
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I hope you enjoy them, Joanne.
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I’m going to say something horrifying here to a true Hush Puppy connoisseur, but I like fritters and I’d be sorely tempted to put something in them 😉
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I’d put in jalapenos…
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Mmmm
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oh yes! Good suggestion!
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It’s ok. I’ve already told Cheryl that I love the fritters my wife makes and she does put corn in them. She knows I love corn.
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Me too. Corn makes everything better 🙂
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It does! 🌽🌽🌽
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I am going to have to remember to try them should the opportunity arise.
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It’s worth the effort, Frank – pure corn goodness.
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People down here are very picky about their hush puppies. Never try to tell a Southern cook the ‘right’ way to cook them…..asking for trouble.
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I think I can appreciate that, Lois. My wife is Italian, and my mother wanted to make suggestions for her spaghetti sauce.
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So nice of Cheryl!
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I am glad she came to my rescue on this one.
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I bet you were. 🙂
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I could definitely go for that shrimp along with those hush puppies.
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I know! I had breakfast, so when I reblogged this, I was OK. Now that it’s lunchtime, I’m getting hungry.
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People who’ve never experienced HUSH PUPPIES?? Yikes. This is a humanitarian service, Dan. Kudos.
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Thanks Laura. I have coworkers who have no clue what they are – clearly don’t know what they’re missing. The worst thing is that those nasty fried bits of goo they served me last week have gotten good reviews by a lot o people (who now think that’s what a hush puppy is).
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Dan, I think some of your readers are going to start over-nighting you packages of their homemade hush puppies! Keep the butter handy and a knife to spread it….a PLASTIC knife of course!!
🔹 Ginger 🔹
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I would rise to the occasion and sample any and all attempts. Plastic knife for sure. ;-)
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You really have created quite a stir about Blogsville with your hush puppy post, Dan! I’m seeing mention of it about town!
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Ha ha – who knew? At least it’s not politics…right?
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EEEk! Jeez I’m sick of politics!!
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See, I was right 🙂
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I’ve never had hush puppies but they sound yummy! Cheryl can send me a care package of them anytime she wants… I’ll pay the postage.
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Ha ha – judging by the comments, she might have a business opportunity. I’d be a regular.
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Hush puppy revelers! I love it. 😀
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Ha ha!
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Growing up in southern Louisiana, I used to take hush puppies for granted. One of my favorite things to have when I go home, along with fried boudin balls.
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Why’d it post me as anonymous? I don’t even own one of those crazy masks. Anyway.
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I figured that was you. Thanks Bryant.
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I only see good hush puppies about once or twice a year.
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Love hush puppies. My grandmother’s recipe is wonderful.
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“Grandmother’s Hush Puppies” – that sounds perfect 🙂
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