1 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup soft shortening

1 cup mashed ripe bananas

2/3 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs -- unbeaten

1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Heat oven 358 deg F. Grease 9 x 5 x 3" loaf pan. Sift flour, B.P., baking soda with electric mixer at medium speed thoroughly mix shortening with sugar.

Then, with eggs, until very light and fluffy about 4 minutes. Altogether, then at low speed or blend, beat in flour mixture to which chopped nuts have been added alternating with bananas until mixture is just smooth then turn into pan. Bake 1 hour or until done. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Cool overnight before slicing.

shavkin (Newsletter Editor)

(Zel Ford - a good friend of my mother's)

>From the recipe collection of Suzy Wert & MC formatted by Barb at PK using MC Buster 2.0f & SNT on 7/2/98

By SuzyWert@aol.com