Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      cup           cornmeal
   1      cup           flour
   1      medium        onion -- minced
   2      teaspoons     baking powder
   1      teaspoon      salt
     1/2  teaspoon      black pepper
   1                    egg beaten
     3/4  cup           buttermilk
   3      cups          vegetable oil

Preparation:

Mix dry ingredients and onion together. Mix in the egg and buttermilk. This will be a thick mixture. Let sit for 1/2 hour. Heat oil in a deep fryer or deep skillet/wok to 375F. Drop by teaspoons into the pan. Fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels, serve immediately with catsup, butter, malt vinegar or honey I also do variations using minced vegetables in the batter and jalapeno peppers.