Adventures at sea

The tale of the dead whale, saga of the lost glasses, attack of the Sharktopus, and more.  A collection of stories, photo essays, and miscellany that just keeps growing!

Group photos from the 2003 - 2005 Scout programs

Photos from the troops aboard PELLUCID are to the left.   Where I've been able to find them, there are links to troop web sites with each photo.

The hush puppy recipe

By popular request, the recipe for the hush puppies that I make to go along with the fried fish:

1-1/2 cups corn meal

1-1/2 cups flour

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

1 tbsp. Italian seasoning

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

2 eggs

1 cup milk

2 tbsp. oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

Mix dry ingredients well.  Add wet ingredients, stirring just enough to wet the batter.  Let the mixture rise while you are frying the fish.  When the fish is done, be sure you still have at least an inch of hot oil left in the pan.  Use two spoons, one to dip the batter and the other to plop it into the oil.  Turn the hush puppies while they are cooking, it only takes a couple of minutes.  Makes 30 to 40 depending on the size of your spoons.