Hush Puppies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. corn meal
1 pinch salt
1 pinch baking soda
1 egg
1 medium chopped onion (optional)
buttermilk to moisten

Preparation

Heat vegetable oil.
Use a deep fat fryer or use approximately 2 inches of oil in a deep frying
pan.
Mix dry ingredients.
Add egg and buttermilk until you reach a consistency that the mixture will hold its
shape when rolled into a ball.
Fold in chopped onion.
Roll into 1 to 2 inch balls and drop into hot vegetable oil.
Fry until golden brown.
Serve hot.