FRENCH FRIED ONION RINGS

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3 large Spanish onions
vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Peel onions under running cold water. Cut into 1/4 inch slices and separate into rings. Heat oil (1 inch) in 3-quart saucepan to 375 F.

Beat remaining ingredients with hand beater until smooth. Dip each ring into batter, letting excess drip into bowl.

Fry a few onion rings at a time in hot oil, turning once, until golden brown, about 2 minutes; drain.

Serving Size: 4

Fried Summer Squash Recipe

Ingredients:

* 4 eggs, beaten
* 3/4 cup milk
* 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
* 7 medium summer squash, thinly sliced
* 2 1/2 cups flour
* oil

Preparation:

Combine eggs, milk, and salt. Dip squash in the egg batter, then roll in flour until well coated. Fry in deep hot fat, about 360°, until golden brown.

Hushpuppy Recipe

4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups milk
1 cup water

In a cast-iron skillet or a large heavy fry pan over medium-high heat, heat vegetable oil to 350° F or until a small amount of batter dropped into the hot oil sizzles and floats. Do not let the oil get too hot or the center of the hushpuppies will not cook thoroughly.

In a large mixing bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, egg, salt, baking soda, milk, and water. Mix until batter is smooth and free of any lumps. Batter should be stiff (if batter is too dry, add milk; if batter is too thin, add cornmeal).

Using two spoons, push a small amount of batter into hot oil (370° to 380° F). After about 10 seconds, hushpuppies will float to the top and begin to brown. Fry for approximately 5 minutes or until golden brown, turning to brown all sides. Remove from oil and place hushpuppies on paper towels; continue cooking the remaining batter (fry in small batches, adding 4 to 6 hushpuppies to the oil at a time). NOTE: They can be held in a 200° F oven until serving time (approximately 30 minutes). Serve hot.

Makes 2 dozen hushpuppies.