[Leica] Hushpuppies was Week 14

[lkhermann at bresnan.net (lkhermann)]

Ric,
         You make those hush puppies sound almost like the western delicacy 
Rocky Mountain Oysters.  They are deep fried and oh so good.  I suppose 
some people also wonder how they are caught.

Lee


At 07:27 PM 4/11/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>One of my all-time favorite food moments:
>
>Back in about 1985, I was having supper at a fish house in Manteo, NC
>(that's where they lost the Lost Colony) with a sports reporter. We
>had just collected our stuff for our upcoming high school football
>special edition, mug shots, interviews, and such.
>
>For those of you who may have led underprivileged lives, a hushpuppy
>is a nice little elongated blob of mostly yellow corn meal fried in
>very hot deep fat. A treasured Southern bread staple.
>
>Sitting in the adjoining booth was a middle aged couple with quite
>thick Northern US accents. The husband leaned against the wall, one
>leg stretched across the bench seat, savoring a hush puppy. I will
>admit they were among the best around.
>
>Anyway, the husband says to the wife, "These are really quite good. I
>wonder how they catch these hushpuppies."
>
>To this day I fantasize about selling hushpuppy pots like some
>miniature lobster pot in tourist traps.
>
>I also decided that, with the texture of a hushpuppy being what it
>is, if they were of animal origin, I likely would be unable to eat
>another.
>
>Ric Carter
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies
>
>
>On Apr 11, 2006, at 6:18 PM, Walt Johnson wrote:
>
>>Oh, the shame of it all.....Youse just learned about hush puppies?
>>yur not from Californeay are ya? :-(
>>
>>David Rodgers wrote:
>>
>>>Ric,
>>>
>>>My wife's from Texas and that's where I learned about BBQ. I'm
>>>relatively new to NC, and I'm just learning that there's a lot
>>>more than
>>>Texas Style. Isn't there mustard based, too?
>>>I won't take sides. I like it all :-). (I just learned about hush
>>>puppies not too long ago).
>>>daveR
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Ric Carter [mailto:ricc@mindspring.com] Sent: Tuesday, April
>>>11, 2006 1:47 PM
>>>To: Leica Users Group
>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Week 14
>>>
>>>Watch your step now, David--
>>>
>>>We don't want to see this turn into NC East/NC West, red/white,
>>>vinegar/catsup slug fest here;^)
>>>
>>>Ric Carter
>>>Vinegar Sauce Guy
>>>
>>>
>>>On Apr 11, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Barney Quinn wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>How's the Barbeque?
>>>>
>>>>Barney
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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