Green Fried Tomatoes

This recipe is so simple to prepare that I think even my husband could do it. It's so simple I almost hesitate to call it a recipe.

Ingredients
6 large green tomatoes
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
corn meal
salt and pepper
2 pats butter
vegetable oil

Beat the egg and milk together into a thin mixture. Wash the tomatoes and slice into 1/4 to 3/8 inch slices. Dip the tomato slices into the milk/egg mix and then into the corn meal (both sides). Put the butter and vegetable oil into a pan and melt over medium to high heat, swirling the pan to blend the butter and oil. Fry the tomato slices on one side until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Turn over and fry until second side is also golden brown. Remove from heat, salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy this southern classic with a nice glass of cold, homemade lemonade.

Since most stores only carry ripe tomatoes, the best way to get green tomatoes is to grow your own. Tomatoes are fun and easy to grow. In spring time, you can buy tomato plants at any nursery or home improvement store. Some larger grocery and hardware stores even carry them. However, I recommend growing them from seeds.
Growing tomatoes from seeds is fun and easy, and gives you access to many more varieties than are available as seedlings from a nursery. Companies that have large varieties of tomato seeds include Burpee, Heirloom Seeds, Johnie's Seeds, Tomato Bob, Tomato Fest, and others. For green fried tomatoes, you will want to select a variety that gets fairly big. If you are cutting them up for salsa or boiling them down for sauce, you can choose any variety regardless of size.