Good Ol' American Cookin'

Loved the movie! Always wanted to try them and now I make every year! A southern delicacy much like frog legs at the buffet or fried bologna on a burger (an acquired taste)! When you pick your green tomatoes be sure they are firm. Squishy, mushy will only fall apart in the pan and create a huge mess for ya! Cornmeal mix: 1 cup cornmeal 1/2 cup Flour 1-2tsp salt & pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1tsp onion powder add to a quart bag and shake real good. 8 green tomatoes, sliced about 1/4-3/8" Butter Shortening- about three cups Get your pan prepared...add shortening, and heat up until it is Hot Hot. How do you tell..take the corner of one of your battered tomatoes and dip in oil, if it bubbles you got Hot Hot!! Now while you waiting for your pan to get Hot Hot...prepare your sliced tomatoes. Take tomatoes and "sludge" them in your cornmeal mix. Flip, toss, sludge until good and covered. Set aside in clean dish being careful not to stack on top of one an...

Batter for the fried stuff is so easy a novice could make it For every cup of flour add one egg and then add water until it is the  consistency of waffle/pancake batter or gravy or until is runs slowly off your whisk. Add seasoning of your choice...stir.... Dunk your items and fry away!!

FRIED GREEN BEANS   Here in the south this is a common dish.... Bacon grease in your pan is required(at least in this house) a mess of green beans(fresh works best) let them cook a bit then drain on paper towels... these are so good!!