What did you cook or eat today (March 2020)?

TastyReuben said:
Here's my hushpuppy story.

When I was in the Air Force, because of my career field, I had to spend a lot of time at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi. As someone who likes to be alone a lot and gets bored easily, I used to spend my weekends driving up into the state quite a bit, just looking at the little towns and finding interesting places to eat and see.

I found a diner I liked, maybe 90 minutes or so north, middle of nowhere, so I started going there every Saturday. I'm an early riser, so even at that distance, I'd get there right after they'd open, and it was always the same waitress working the counter at that time. Over the several weeks that I was there, we got to know each other a little bit.

On my last Saturday before leaving to go back to San Antonio, I went up, ordered breakfast, chatted with her a little (Gail), and as I was finishing up, I mentioned she wouldn't be seeing me any more, since I was heading back home.

"You wait right there! Don't go nowhere 'til I get back!"

I waited for several minutes, and finally, she came back with a big greasy sack full of hushpuppies. I swear, these things were the size of oranges. They were huge.

She said, "We don't usually serve these until later, but he's already got the batter together, and it's kind of what we're know for around here, so you take those so you have something to eat in the car. That's a long drive."

Goes without saying, she wouldn't take any money for them, and I probably ate three or four, just on the drive back to the base, because they're best right out of the grease.
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I know I can giggle, but do you make these and how please?

Russ
 
rascal said:
I know I can giggle, but do you make these and how please?

Russ
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I've never made them, but they're easy enough. Just think of a thick, seasoned cornbread batter, dropped into a deep fryer with a small scoop, so they come out rounded.

Usually, they're a little bigger than a golf ball, deep-fried an dark brown on the outside, beautifully golden on the inside. In England, fried fish is made to go with chips; in large parts of the US, fried fish means hushpuppies on the side.

Hushpuppy - Wikipedia
 
medtran49 said:
What did you cook or eat today (April 2019)?


https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/222243/buttermilk-hush-puppies/
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Ok, I don't remember that post, I have this stuff here, can I make them with this stuff. I got sent it from a guy I know in Texas.

Russ

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rascal said:
Ok, I don't remember that post, I have this stuff here, can I make them with this stuff. I got sent it from a guy I know in Texas.

Russ

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Cornbread mix has flour, salt, and baking powder and/or baking soda in it. It is NOT the same thing as corn meal. Make sure you adjust the recipe to account for that.
 
medtran49 said:
Cornbread mix has flour, salt, and baking powder and/or baking soda in it. It is NOT the same thing as corn meal. Make sure you adjust the recipe to account for that.
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So are you saying to use this or not, or add something? This is completely new to me, and they look so nice I will try them.

Russ
 
rascal said:
So are you saying to use this or not, or add something? This is completely new to me, and they look so nice I will try them.

Russ
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You can use it, maybe add some sugar, a little more liquid than what the box calls for, the chopped onions and green onions. It should be a fairly thick.batter.

There may be a recipe using a cornbread mix, but I don't know since I don't use a mix for cornbread.
 
medtran49 said:
You can use it, maybe add some sugar, a little more liquid than what the box calls for, the chopped onions and green onions. It should be a fairly thick.batter.

There may be a recipe using a cornbread mix, but I don't know since I don't use a mix for cornbread.
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Thanks , I will have a look on another site I'm on, but like I say, it's all new to me. The cornbread is beautiful, my granddaughter loves it as well, with lots of butter,lol. :)

Russ
 
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