
This recipe is the perfect way to use up leftover tomatoes. This soup is creamy, dreamy, and the perfect starter for any meal. But the bright, green hue really makes it stand out. Based on a novel by Fannie Flagg called Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle. Green Tomato Pickles Recipe Adapted from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving Dilled Green Tomatoes recipe. Believe it or not, this tastes a lot like traditional tomato soup you know and love. And as the past unfolds, the present will never be quite the same again. The first time I, like a lot of Americans, heard of fried green tomatoes was when a movie by that name came out in 1991. Her tale includes two more women-the irrepressibly daredevil-ish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth-who back in the '30s ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, offering good coffee, southern barbecue, and all kinds of love and laughter-even an occasional murder.

Threadgoode, who’s telling her life story. Making many "must read" lists, FGT has accumulated over 140,000 5-star and 4-star reviews on Goodreads! Shall we enjoy the ride too?įolksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who’s in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs.

If you enjoy this story, it's had a sequel debut in 2020.

In the dog days of summer, let's head down to the Deep South for a modern classic that has endeared itself to (now) generations of readers (and film viewers) since its publication in 1987 (and big screen adaptation in '91). As always, from Goodreads: Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women.
