142- WHY DID AMERICAN SOCIETY, in 1991, FALL IN LIKE WITH THE FILM 'FRIED GREEN TOMATOES'?.....

"The secret to life? The secret's in the sauce!"
"Evelyn...know what I think is the most important thing in life?...friends!"
Evelyn is an unhappy housewife and befriends an elderly lady in a nursing home when she goes to visit her husband's, Ed, relative. Evelyn becomes enthralled with Ninny Threadgoode's tales that she experienced long ago.
Characters in the film, a 'sleeper" right after Christmas in 1991, helped to turn the book into a film, and in turn into a major hit by word of mouth.
*Evelyn Couch - housewife who eventually exerts herself.
*Ed Couch - 'out in leftfield' with his marriage and Evelyn.
*Idgie Threadgoode - Tom boy.
*Ruth Jamison - her antihisis.
*Ninny Threadgoode -
*Sipsey - family maid.
*Big George - good friend.
*Buddy Threadgoode - sweet on Ruth.
*Buddy Threadgoode, Jr. - Ruth's son.
*Frank Bennett - boo, hiss.
*And Smoky Lonesome!...my fave....

RECIPE for FRIED GREEN TOMATOES:
There seem to be quite a few, but the one that was most often passed down through generations from the 1800s was...

-Slice a nice GREEN tomato about 1/4" thick
-Dip in bowl of milk
-Dip in a flour mixture (salt & pepper mix only)...paper bag does fine.
-Sear in a med. heat iron skillet on both sides in originally melted lard...veggie oil or
corn oil for today.
-Turn heat down in skillet and simmer for a couple of minutes more for a softer
inside.
-Turn out and drain on a platter with a paper towel...heat while hot! And be prepared to whup
up another batch!

Different idea?....use the 'maters' to make a BLT using homemade bread, with mayo, to munch on while you view the film again. FORGOT to ask...was Ninny really Idgie, years later? Go figure......