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There’s so much to love about our favorite films but anytime there’s mention of food or drink we tend to get even more excited. That’s why we love it when a great movie actually explains how to make something tasty on screen. We’ve gathered together 5 of our favorite recipes from films below. 1. Fried Green Tomatoes A fresher fried treat would be hard to find! We love this combination of fresh flavor and crunchy fried coating that this dish offers. From the film of the same name this one is a real classic. Get the recipe right here. Flickr 2. Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa From the movie Steel Magnolias comes this extremely simple recipe. Truvy tells the other ladies: “That’s simple, you don’t need to write that down. That’s a cup of flour, a cup of sugar, a cup of fruit cocktail with the juice. And, you mix and bake at 350 ’til golden bubbly.” She then explains that she serves it over ice cream to “cut the sweetness” but, having tested this one out, another trick is to substitute some fresh fruit for the canned stuff. It probably goes without saying, but just in case: the flour should be self-rising. Flickr 3. Taters The classic line from Lord of the Rings; The Two Towers, “boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew” remains the simplest description of how to generally fix potatoes we’ve ever seen. You could do all three and end up with a potato soup fit for an elf. This recipe is very hearty! Flickr 4. Rock Cakes The tasty little cakes from Harry Potter aren’t technically made on screen or discussed by recipe. However, they make such a great number of appearances in the Harry Potter films that we gave them a pass. This simple recipe combines flour, sugar, butter, vanilla, and one egg with raisins for a treat that hopefully won’t be anywhere near as hard as Hagrid’s. Get the full recipe here. 5. Manhattans in a Hot Water Bottle From the classic film Some Like It Hot starring Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe comes this ultra simple recipe. Vermouth and bourbon and ice if you’ve got it! Though most recipes call for sweet and dry vermouth, bitters, and cherries, Sugar just didn’t have a stocked bar on that Prohibition era music tour! Oh, and it probably improves the flavor to mix this drink in a shaker instead of a hot water bottle. Enjoy this classic scene from the film below. Credits: 12tomatoes.com Share this story on Facebook with your friends.