slices into egg mix-ture, allow-ing excess to drip off. Coat with flour mix-ture. Fry in hot bacon drip-pings in a large heavy skil-let until browned, turn-ing once with tongs. Transfer to a colan-der to drain. "The place was jam-packed full of rail-road mean at lunchtime, so Grady Kilgore went to the kitchen door and hollered in, 'Fix me a mess of them fried green toma-toes and some ice tea, will ya, Sipsey? I'm in a hurry.'" -- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"