Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cups          cornmeal
                        ground cayenne pepper
   1      cup           plain flour
   2                    eggs -- beaten
   1      teaspoon      baking powder
   1      cup           buttermilk
   1      teaspoon      salt
   1      cup           green onion -- finely chopped
     1/2  teaspoon      soda
   2      tablespoons   bacon drippings -- hot
     1/2  cup           parsley -- finely chopped
     1/2  teaspoon      garlic powder -- (to taste)
                        deep fat for frying

Preparation:

Combine all dry ingredients. Add eggs, buttermilk, onions, and oil or bacon drippings. Mix well. Drop in deep hot fat by spoonfuls and brown on all sides. Now, I said above that this makes 48, I've never counted, so I don't know for sure. But it sure does make a bunch. Justin Wilson says, "Hush puppy is an old Southern term that originated after the Civil War. People didn't have enough for themselves to eat let alone feed their dogs, so when the old hounds started barking from hunger, they would throw pieces of fried corn bread to them, yelling, 'Shut up, dog! Hush pup