Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      Cups          corn meal
   1      Tablespoon    flour
     1/2  Teaspoon      soda
   1      Teaspoon      baking powder
   1      Tablespoon    sugar
   3      Tablespoons   chopped onion
   1      Cup           buttermilk
   1                    egg -- lightly beaten

Preparation:

Mix all dry ingredients together. Add onion, buttermilk and egg. Drop by spoonfuls into deep fat. Fry to a golden brown. Drain. Usually served with fish and can be cooked in same fat. Makes about 2-1/2 dozen. Sugar Jones, Mariana, AR From "Simply Southern", DeSoto School, Inc, Mothers Association, Helena - West Helena, AR 72390.