Our next stop was Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Our visit began with dinner at Rusty’s Riverfront Grill, where we had the most fabulous fried green tomatoes I’d ever eaten.  This dish takes a healthy green tomato, coats it with flour and other ingredients, fries it and covers it with a rich sauce.  Only in the South can such a healthy food be turned into such a fattening (but delicious!) dish.

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