hush puppy

[Perhaps from their having been used as snacks for dogs to quiet them while a meal was being eaten.]

Southern USA; fried, seasoned, batter cakes, served especially with fish.

This Southern specialty is a small cornmeal dumpling, flavored with chopped scallions, deep-fried and served hot. Hushpuppies are a traditional accompaniment for fried catfish. Their name is said to have come from the fact that, to keep hungry dogs from begging for food while the rest of the dinner was being prepared, cooks used to toss scraps of the fried batter to the pets with the admonition, "Hush, puppy!"

Hush puppies may refer to:

• Hushpuppy, a southern American food
• Hush Puppies, a footwear brand
• HushPuppies, a musical group
• Basset Hound, the dog breed used in the Hush Puppies logo
• A version of the Smith & Wesson Model 39 firearm
• Hush Puppy, a character in the children's series Lamb Chop's Play-Along

See also

• Slush Puppie

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