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The Real History of Hushpuppies
Serious Eats ^ | 6/15/15 | Robert Moss

Posted on 06/16/2015 8:44:30 AM PDT by Rebelbase

If you're eating a fried catfish or shrimp dinner at a seafood restaurant in the South (or, increasingly, anywhere else in the country), odds are it will be accompanied by the golden brown nuggets known as hushpuppies. Made from a thick cornmeal batter, they're dropped in balls, fingers, or even long squiggly strands into a deep fryer and cooked till crisp on the outside and soft and chewy in the middle. They're delicious, they're iconic, and no one seems to have a clue where they came from.

Which isn't to say that people haven't tried to explain the origin of hushpuppies. Plenty have. The problem is that no one has really tried hard enough. Hushpuppy Origin Myths: A Catalogue

Here's a quick rundown of the various versions of the hushpuppy origin story that now permeate books, magazines, and the Sargasso Sea of knowledge that is the Internet:


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To: Rebelbase

I can finally sleep nights now.


41 posted on 06/16/2015 12:17:23 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: pallmallman

Usually no ketchup Mrs. abb’s recipe uses regular onion, green onion, creamed corn, and minced jalapeno.


42 posted on 06/16/2015 12:18:18 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: fwdude
Headin' up to San Francisco
for the Labor Day weekend show,
I've got my hush-puppies on,
I guess I never was meant for
glitter rock and roll.
And honey, I didn't know
that I'd be missing you so.

Come Monday, it'll be all right
Come Monday, I'll be holding you tight
I spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. haze
and I just want you back by my side.

-- Jimmy Buffett, "Come Monday"

43 posted on 06/16/2015 12:44:23 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: pallmallman

Sometimes ketchup, sometimes a little butter, but mostly just as they are. I agree with you on the onions


44 posted on 06/16/2015 12:47:02 PM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: bk1000; x1stcav

I’ve been banned? The Horror!


45 posted on 06/16/2015 12:57:53 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: MagnoliaB

In an old neighborhood I lived in years ago the next door neighbor’s mother and father lived nearby and had a brunswick stew party the first week of every October; I was able to attend a few of them before moving away.

The stew was made over a wood fire in a large cast iron kettle (10 gallon size) that had been in the family for 150 years.


46 posted on 06/16/2015 1:04:05 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

I can imagine your shock and sense of violation.

I haven’t seen to many Freepers who’ve been banned and yet can still send email and have posting privileges.

Are you related to JR?


47 posted on 06/16/2015 1:07:33 PM PDT by x1stcav (Why does Eleanor Clift always look like her private parts are causing her acute pain?)
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To: x1stcav

“Are you related to JR?”

Yes. You can trace our lineage all the way back to Adam and Eve.


48 posted on 06/16/2015 1:13:32 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

Good one.


49 posted on 06/16/2015 1:14:10 PM PDT by x1stcav (Why does Eleanor Clift always look like her private parts are causing her acute pain?)
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To: bk1000

B-B-Q King in Charlotte. Along with all their other wonderful food, I could make a meal out the hushpuppies (must be dipped in ketchup) and a Cherry-Lemon Sprite. Yum-Yum


50 posted on 06/16/2015 4:55:41 PM PDT by rikkir (Anyone still believe the 8/08 Atlantic cover wasn't 100% accurate?)
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To: ExpatGator

Yep. My youngest sister lives there. Well, actually in Hubert, but close enough.


51 posted on 06/17/2015 8:47:55 AM PDT by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: Rebelbase

I’ve attended many a sheep stew made in a 50 gal. iron pot on a family farm. What wasn’t eaten was canned and when it was all eaten, it was time for another stew. Was always a wonderful event to visit, eat and usually enjoy some homegrown music.


52 posted on 06/17/2015 3:56:59 PM PDT by MagnoliaB
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To: keat

Good show!!!


53 posted on 06/18/2015 3:46:06 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: MagnoliaB

Well, except for that stuff called “tartar sauce”, I;m in agreement with you.


54 posted on 06/18/2015 3:49:02 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: bk1000

Love those onions.


55 posted on 06/18/2015 3:50:57 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: abb

That sounds great to me!!


56 posted on 06/18/2015 3:51:59 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: Rebelbase

Given enough beer, these gustatorial delights become hush fish and cat puppies. 8-)


57 posted on 06/18/2015 3:56:57 PM PDT by stboz
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