If you are not careful with your hushpuppy mixture you will see problems similar to those pictured here. The hushpuppy mix dried out. Now this would be great if we were actually making hushpuppies, but we're not. This clumpy, dry oatmeal looking mush is to dry for making our carrotpuppies. Add a bit more milk or water the thin the mixture out, stir well, and you will have a much better base to fully coat your carrot.