Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-20
G''ector Westgate of Expert
'nejlt Station Regards it as
Equal of Bread as Food

"t ~ eat one DdQdDd Gay TIN 1000
Ik'rn taxing the place Of one slice Vi
y, "ad day. there would be no 81:
|.0s II bother shippers. There :Ie
l.'s; than two punches of bauanaI
raised during the year for each mar
woman and child in the islands," de
clares j. NJ Westgate Of the L. S. sex
experiment station.
An unusual supply OF bananas in
the market due to a heavy crop anL
the lack Of transportation fscilitie:
to move them t. the mainland, Is
placing before the Hawaiian hous
keeper another opportunity for her
% her bit" by using island grown
.rOduCe and preventing waste. 1t is
"Cr duty to use this fruit in every
way possible, substituting it for other
fT1its aud Vegetables not so perish
able as long as TINS slut lasts and thus
Hevent the waste OF valuable food
product
when used to the uttermost Oh
our tables there still remains the eco
l.UmiCal utilization of many Of them
as chicken feed. Bananas can be sub
stituted for about one-third Of the
daily ration Of bran and grain with
good results. At this time it might
be an economical practise to buy q
bunch Of bananas and hang in tie
chicken pen for the fowls to feed npon
at their inclination.
TO those who keep rabbits, thu
banana Feelings even need not go to
waste as a pair Cfhares will consume
an almost incredible number Of the
peelings in twenty.four hours.
Cheap and Nutritious
Recent high prices and the conse
Quent closer INSPECTION of all supplies
rs to their food value in the dietary
has caused the banana to take front
rank in destrability. 1t is cheap,
even at prices the Honolulu house,
keeper Is never called upon to pay
and it is nutritious. They are worth,
weight for weight, as much as ap-
pies or onions, and only little less
than potatoes, rice and macaroni In
calories, the potato gives a 145 Gallo
rie value and the banana, 1877.
There is no good reason why they
can not be used in considerable guam
tity in any dietary as long as thera
is no distaste for them. Many local
housewives, who know their food pos.
sibilities, are hoping they may sea
the banana flour and the dried ba.
mana become a commercial product
but until that day, the following re-
cipes are few of the ways they can
be used, just as we have them now"
The use Of the banana in a great
many ways can be learned from a
long list of banana recipes which
have been compiled by Mrs. J. M.
Westgate. The following are some
of the best Of them:
Green Bananas az Vegetable ..
Peel the green bananas, holding
them under the warm water, thus re.
moving a thin under-skin that Is OBJ
jectionable. Boil in water, we'll GOV.
cred, for about rs minutes until they
are mealy and serve with butter, pep
per and salt as a vegetable. The taste
is not like that of ripe banana, but
more that of potato.
Banana Cookies
(To utilize bananas so ripe they are
Two cups of flour, ~ cups
of banana pulp, 2-3 cup of brown
sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2
tablespoons of Crtsco "a half teaspoon
more shortening If butter or other
fats are used) melted, enough water
to mix to medium soft, drop batter.
The quantity Of water will depend
upon how juicy the banana pulp is.
Drop by spoonfuls in a creased pan
and bake in a medium oven. They
are at their best when fresh baked,
and become sticky in rainy weather,
much like a molasses cookie.
Fried Bananas
Bananas used in this way should be
as common on our table as is the
fried potato. They are every bit as
desirable, just as easy to prepare, and
to many, taste better. To prepare:
Slice and fry very slowly till thor.
oughly heated through in the fat after
cooking or ham, just as you would
fried potatoes.
Banana Steamed Pudding
Two cups Of flour, 2 tablespoons
baking powder, 2 tablespoons sugar,
l y tablespoons shortening, two cups
Of sliced ripe bananas one egg (tho
egg may be left ont If it is to be
served as a dessert for a meal that
already has plenty Of protein in the
first courses). Use enough water or
milk to mix to a rather stiff batter,
just about as stiff as you can stir
with the mixing spoon, steam in a
creased mould one hour and serve
with fruit or cornstarch sauce.
Baked Bananas
use plantain or cooking bananas)
baked whole in the skin, remove the
ends and bake twenty minutes. Serve
n the skins like q baked potato.
Second recipe-Peel, slice in half
place on a buttered dish
With lemon juice squeezed over them
nd bake twenty minutes.
Third recipe-Slice, sprinkle VITA
emon juice and sugar and put in
uttered baking dish with first a
aver of crumbs, then a layer Of
with a layer of crumbs on
op, dot with butter and bake till
rown. Serve with curried dishes.
'alads
(Use sweet bananas.) Sweet ba.
anas cut in half Iengthwise, balls OF |
ream cheese or cottage cheese,
prinkled with chopped nuts, the ba.