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Diane,
My husband has 6 aunts all in their 80's and all in great
condition, none of them have any medical problems. Even though we had been married for 15
years, I had never had the opportunity to meet them all. The summer before my husband passed away we
were able to visit 4 of them. I took each of them a loaf of my banana bread as
an introduction gift. They all loved the
bread, and to my surprise, my husband offered to send them some throughout the
year. I thought that was very generous
of him, since I was the one who would be baking and mailing it. And you can't send just one some, they
talk. So I had to make it for all of
them.
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When my husband passed away expectantly a few months
later, I continued to send the bread.
Not only was it therapeutic for me to bake it, but it also helped me
stay connected to his family, and they loved it too. The recipe I use is one my grandmother used
and gave to me many years ago. She made
it often too because her brother-in-law worked for Dole, on the ship, and would
always bring her a case of bananas. She
had to find some way to get rid of them all.
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Today is National Banana Bread Day. My father always says that bananas are the
perfect food. I don’t know about
perfect, but they are full of potassium and other vitamins and minerals. So today, bake some banana bread and share
with your coworkers or neighbors over some coffee. I’m also providing Granny's
recipe, it always turns out perfectly.
Banana
Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup corn oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. I normally use a loaf pan, but you can also
use a Bundt pan too. Spray with cooking oil.
Cream oil and sugar; add eggs, 1 at a time. Sift dry ingredients mix with creamed
butter. Add mashed bananas and
nuts. Bake for 1 hour or until done.
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