When I was a kid, my dad would take me fishing at one of the fresh water lakes
in Puerto Rico. We would catch a washtub full of catfish and have a fish fry for
the neighborhood that afternoon. My mother would fix hush puppies to go with the
catfish. They were the best hp's I've ever had, and I've not been able to
duplicate them. I can't even come close!

Question: Who has a fantastic hush puppy recipe? Next, what is the recipe. My
mom died several years ago, and one of my biggest boo-boos was my failure to get
that recipe.

Help!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

Jiffy corn muffin mix, Instead of baking, Throw it in your Fry Baby, Fry
Daddy or whatever you heat oil up in.
Fresh water fishing in Puerto Rico?? UD



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"JohnH" wrote in message
news
When I was a kid, my dad would take me fishing at one of the fresh water
lakes
in Puerto Rico. We would catch a washtub full of catfish and have a fish
fry for
the neighborhood that afternoon. My mother would fix hush puppies to go
with the
catfish. They were the best hp's I've ever had, and I've not been able to
duplicate them. I can't even come close!

Question: Who has a fantastic hush puppy recipe? Next, what is the recipe.
My
mom died several years ago, and one of my biggest boo-boos was my failure
to get
that recipe.

Help!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

If you provide the details on which lake in PR and what kind of bait you
used, I'll give you a recipe that'll knock your socks off.

Uh oh....I already pasted it below! Now, about that lake.....???

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blsea1.htm

Paul Prudhomme's Hush Puppies

Ingredients
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup corn flour, available at health food stores
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper, preferably cayenne
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

Other Ingredients:
1/4 cup green onions, tops only, very finely chopped
1-1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons pork lard, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, chicken fat or
bacon drippings
Vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions
Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl, breaking up any lumps. Stir
in the green onions and garlic. Add the eggs and blend well.

In a small saucepan bring the milk and lard (or other fat) to a boil; remove
from heat and add to flour mixture, half at a time, stirring well after each
addition. Refrigerate 1 hour.

In a large skillet or deep fryer, heat 4 inches of oil to 350 degrees F.
Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls into the hot oil. Do not crowd. Cook until
dark golden brown on each side and cooked through, about 1 minute per side.
Drain on paper towels.

Yield: 5 servings

Credits
Recipe from: Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen by Paul Prudhomme (Wm
Morrow)

Post the recipe if you get one. Funniest story regards HP's was about 15
years ago was at Rockingham for the NASCAR race. They were selling fried
chicken box lunches. A Southern lady about 75 years old, holds up this
thing that they said was a HP, wiggles it. Looked more like a big french
fry. And announces to the crowd is this great southern voice . . . "What
is this here thang?" I still laugh over that comment. Wife even brings it
out when we get some strange food.
Bill

"JohnH" wrote in message
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When I was a kid, my dad would take me fishing at one of the fresh water
lakes
in Puerto Rico. We would catch a washtub full of catfish and have a fish
fry for
the neighborhood that afternoon. My mother would fix hush puppies to go
with the
catfish. They were the best hp's I've ever had, and I've not been able to
duplicate them. I can't even come close!

Question: Who has a fantastic hush puppy recipe? Next, what is the recipe.
My
mom died several years ago, and one of my biggest boo-boos was my failure
to get
that recipe.

Help!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

"UglyDan®©T" wrote in message
...
Jiffy corn muffin mix, Instead of baking, Throw it in your Fry Baby, Fry
Daddy or whatever you heat oil up in.
Fresh water fishing in Puerto Rico?? UD

There are a few man-made lakes there. If ve place ze electrodes on ze proper
places on ze victim's skin, he vill tell us vich lake. Ve haf vays of
getting zis information.

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:53:45 -0800 (PST), (UglyDan®©™)
wrote:

Jiffy corn muffin mix, Instead of baking, Throw it in your Fry Baby, Fry
Daddy or whatever you heat oil up in.
Fresh water fishing in Puerto Rico?? UD



http://community.webtv.net/capuglyda...inUglyDansJack


Yes! Lake Dos Bocas, right above the damn, very early in the AM (before sun
rises), using chicken livers for bait, on the bottom!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 19:01:31 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"JohnH" wrote in message
news
When I was a kid, my dad would take me fishing at one of the fresh water
lakes
in Puerto Rico. We would catch a washtub full of catfish and have a fish
fry for
the neighborhood that afternoon. My mother would fix hush puppies to go
with the
catfish. They were the best hp's I've ever had, and I've not been able to
duplicate them. I can't even come close!

Question: Who has a fantastic hush puppy recipe? Next, what is the recipe.
My
mom died several years ago, and one of my biggest boo-boos was my failure
to get
that recipe.

Help!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

If you provide the details on which lake in PR and what kind of bait you
used, I'll give you a recipe that'll knock your socks off.

Uh oh....I already pasted it below! Now, about that lake.....???

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blsea1.htm

Paul Prudhomme's Hush Puppies

Ingredients
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup corn flour, available at health food stores
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper, preferably cayenne
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

Other Ingredients:
1/4 cup green onions, tops only, very finely chopped
1-1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons pork lard, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, chicken fat or
bacon drippings
Vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions
Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl, breaking up any lumps. Stir
in the green onions and garlic. Add the eggs and blend well.

In a small saucepan bring the milk and lard (or other fat) to a boil; remove
from heat and add to flour mixture, half at a time, stirring well after each
addition. Refrigerate 1 hour.

In a large skillet or deep fryer, heat 4 inches of oil to 350 degrees F.
Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls into the hot oil. Do not crowd. Cook until
dark golden brown on each side and cooked through, about 1 minute per side.
Drain on paper towels.

Yield: 5 servings

Credits
Recipe from: Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen by Paul Prudhomme (Wm
Morrow)

I will give that one a try. Here's the lake info:

Lake Dos Bocas, right above the dam, very early in the AM (before sun rises),
using chicken livers for bait, on the bottom! Good luck and good fishing!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:53:45 -0800 (PST), (UglyDan®©T)
wrote:

Jiffy corn muffin mix, Instead of baking, Throw it in your Fry Baby, Fry
Daddy or whatever you heat oil up in.
Fresh water fishing in Puerto Rico?? UD



http://community.webtv.net/capuglyda...inUglyDansJack


Yes! Lake Dos Bocas, right above the damn, very early in the AM (before
sun
rises), using chicken livers for bait, on the bottom!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

Thanks! Maybe this'll save me from having to spend an entire week "helping"
my GF's family with xmas preparations. "Helping" means "cool your heels
watching TV sports" with a bunch of people who are exactly the same as
sports bar slobs anyplace else in the world. :-) I'd rather slam my tube
steak in a car door. Or, go fishing!

"UglyDan®©T" wrote in message
...

Fresh water fishing in Puerto Rico?? UD

Good info on the lakes:
http://www.rainforestsafari.com/Fishing.html



....and...good info on why to be really careful around fresh water lakes down
the
http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact115.html

(Doug=A0Kanter) wrote :-) I'd rather slam my tube steak in a car
door. Or, go fishing!


Perish the thought, Go fishing!
BTW, You owe me a keyboard. UD



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