Hush Puppies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. meal (self-rising)
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. sugar
1 c. flour (self-rising)
1 onion, chopped
Crisco oil

Preparation

Combine meal, flour and sugar. Add buttermilk and chopped onion. Blend all together. Drop by spoonfuls into hot Crisco oil. Brown lightly until done. When both sides are browned evenly, take up and drain on a paper towel.