Fried Green Tomatoes Traditional Cache
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Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski, it stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker. It tells the story of a Depression-era friendship between two women, Ruth and Idgie, and a 1980s friendship between Evelyn, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny, an elderly woman who knew Ruth and Idgie. The centerpiece and parallel story concerns the murder of Ruth's abusive husband and the accusations that follow.
Fried green tomatoes are also known as a “southern food”, usually served as an appetizer. However, did you know that fried green tomatoes are an early 19th century invention of Northern farmers. The Southern origin of the fried green tomatoes is a myth. During the early 19th century farmers in the North were plagued by leftover tomatoes that had to be cleared off the vines before the first frost. As little was wasted in 19th century rural America, the green tomatoes were preserved as pickles, and used in ketchups, sauces and pies. Green tomatoes were also served to cows and pigs; and the juice was used as a dye. The first published reference to frying green tomatoes appeared in an 1835 issue of the New England Farmer, which reported that they should be sliced, like apples, and fried in butter.
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