Mount Pleasant Magazine July/August 2018

LC 34 www.LowcountryCuisineMag.com | www.MountPleasantRestaurant.com | www.CharlestonRecipes.com lowcountry cuisine 325 degrees for eight to 10 minutes. And he warned that amateurs might think twice about trying this at home. “If you don’t know what you’re doing, things can go horribly awry,” he said. Hyman had a little different take on the origin of the name. He said back in the day, when servants did the cooking for some Southern families, the kitchen was in a separate building. They were told to whistle while bringing meals up to the main house, because, if you’re making noise with your lips, you can’t be eating food meant for your master. But if the dogs were barking no one could hear the whistling. So the slaves would throw them fried cornmeal balls to shut them up. Hyman, who said his restaurant serves up millions of hush puppies every year, pointed out that his puppies are made from beer, sugar, honey, corn meal mix and onions. Avinger, a Mount Pleasant resident who fries up lots of hush puppies for charitable organizations such as his church and to help victims of natural disasters, thinks the term long predates the Civil War. “The servants slept in the cook sheds, and, if anyone came to the door, the dogs got excited because they knew they were either going hunting or getting something to eat. They would be barking and carrying on,” he said. He said everything in the South used to be breaded with cornmeal. Since the servants didn’t want the dogs jumping on them, they would scrape the bottom of the pot for cornmeal balls and throw them to the dogs to shut them up. I guess they also said “Hush, puppies.” Avinger pointed out that hush puppies are simply fried cornmeal. Adding onions, jalapenos and anything else makes them corn fritters. Regardless of their shape or ingredients, hush puppies are a quintessential Southern food, something diners south of the Mason-Dixon line would not want to do without. “People grew up on them. It’s a cultural thing,” Hyman said. “It’s a comfort food, and, if they are made well, they really taste good.” Located on the beautiful Isle of Palms out- side of Charleston, SC, Morgan Creek Grill offers unparalleled panoramic views of the Intracoastal Waterway and surrounding Lowcountry marshes from our waterfront dining rooms. Charleston's best fresh seafood, choice steaks and creative appetizers are offered with Southern hospitality in our main dining room nightly which features floor to ceiling windows. The Upper Deck and Creekside Bar at Morgan Creek offers casual open air dining with expansive views of the Marina and waterway with a creative, casual lunch and dinner menu. Our Creekside Stage offers Regional and Local Live Music. "Meet Me At The Creek!" Relaxed Waterfront Dining L c t the beautiful Isle of Palms out- side of Charlest n, , Morgan Creek Grill ff rs r ll l r ic vi s f t I tr c st l t r y s rr i L c try rs s fr r at rfro t i i r s. rl st 's st fr s s f , c ic steaks and cr tiv tiz rs r ff r it t r s it lity i o r ai ini r o ig tly ic f at r s r t c ili i s. r ck r ksi r t r r ff rs c s l ir i i it x siv vi s f t ri t r y it cr tiv , c s l l c i r . r r si t ff rs i l c l i sic. 80 41st Avenue, Isle of Palms, SC 29451 | 843-886-8980 | morgancreekgrill.com Relaxed Waterfront Dining Located on the beautiful Isle of Palms outside of Charleston, SC, Morgan Creek Grill offers unparalleled panoramic views of the Intracoastal Waterway and surrounding Lowcountry marshes from our waterfront dining rooms. Charleston’s best f esh seafo d, choice steaks and creative appetizers are offered with Southern hospitality in our main dining room nightly which features floor to ceiling windows. The Upper Deck and Creekside Bar at Morgan Creek offers casual open air dining with expansive views of the Marina and waterway with a creative, casual lunch and dinner menu. Our Creekside Stage offers Regional and Local Live Music. Located on the beautiful Isle of Palms out- side of Charleston, SC, Morgan Creek Grill offers unparalleled panoramic views of the Intracoastal Waterway and surrounding Lowcountry marshes from our waterfront dining rooms. Charleston's best fresh seafood, choice steaks and creative appetizers are offered with Southern hospitality in our main dining room nightly which features floor to ceiling windows. The Upper Deck and Creekside Bar at Morgan Creek offers casual open air dining with expansive views of the Ma ina and waterway with a cr ative, casual lunch and dinner menu. Our Creekside Stage offers Regional and Local Live Music. "Meet Me At The Creek!" Relaxed Waterfront Dining 80 41st Avenue, Isle of Pal ms, SC 29451 | 843-886-89 80 www.morgancreekgrill.com “Meet Me At The Creek!”