W3 Book Club - “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe” by Fannie Flagg
by Teri E. Popp & Laura Chin, Tastemakers in Residence
“This article was written before the current status of our nation practicing “social distancing.” This article serves as a guide for ideas for after social distancing is over, and for more book suggestions to read during this time.”
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Sometimes W3 Book Club reaches into the archives for a golden oldie of a book read. “Fried Green Tomatoes” by Fannie Flagg fit the bill perfectly as we reminisced about old-time cafes found in small towns in the 1940s, 50’s and ’60s in the United States.
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Flagg’s novel, sharing the friendship of Depression-era women involved with a little whistle-stop of a cafe in the South, revolves around themes of memory, women’s aging, lesbianism and its treatment by society during the 1940s, racism, and love.
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Laura C. and Debbie, our hosts for this Southern-style occasion, chose the following scrumptious menu:
Appetizers:
Veggies & Ranch Dip
Mains:
Fried Chicken
Pulled Pork
Sides:
Chips
Baked beans
Corn on the cob
Fried Geen Tomatoes
Watermelon and blackberries
Pickles
Cole Slaw
Biscuits
Gluten-Free bread
Dessert:
Pie and Ice Cream (made by Laura’s husband, David!)
Drinks:
Mike’s Hard Lemonade
Wine
We hope y’all enjoyed this article!! See you next month at the swimmin’ hole for “Murder at Spirit Lake.”