Huslipuppies

Ingredients:

1 cup white (or yellow) cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. sugar
3/4 cup milk dash red pepper chopped green onion tops
1 Tbsp. grated onion whole kernel corn to taste
(optional) finely chopped jalapeiios
(optional)

Instructions:

Sift dry ingredients into bowl. Beat egg, add milk, and add this to cornmeal mixture. Add onion and red pepper and com. Drop them by spoonful into the hot fat a few at a time, and cook for 5-8 minutes or until brown; strain out with a slotted spoon when nicely brown, or remove with tongs. Drain on cloth or paper towels for a few moments. Yields 24 hushpuppies. (Hushpuppies may be cooked in the fat or oil in which the fish or bacon are fried, otherwise they are nothing but corn pones). Should you like a lot of crust, these may be paned flat.