The Phoenix index., 1940-03-02
World Of Women
Miss Duane Introduces
Bananas In New Role
By ARDEN DUANE

Many Of the up-tc-date house
wives are featuring the big, golden,
!ucious banana. as vegetable
baked broiled. fried. Or
maybe you are a housewife who
prefers 1t as a fruit in TIE latest
salad with fluted edges Or
tempting banana bread. de-
licious banana shortcake. -.
smooth rich banana ice cream.
In the days of Alexandar the
Great, the banana was called the
Fruit of the Wise Mem. Is it
true that they knew the banana
was one of the the best foods for
quick energy and extremely rich
in nourishment? Today scientists
recommend ripe bananah for the
babies, children, mother-to-be, ath-
letes. slim figures, and old folks
because of the unusual source of
vitaminS, the essentials. minerals
and energy giving substances that
to prevent many Ills.
I have prepared a leaflet on how
to buy bananas. how to suit the
color to the use ard complete in
structionS on how to bake-peel or
unpeeled-to broil and to fry. Also
twelve unusual names. Bananas
Scallops, banana peanut salad,
banana ard Apple Brown Betty,
sausages baked in bananas, banana
meet loaf and others. Send yur re-
quest along with q loose three cent
stamp to Arden Duane, Associated
Negro Press, 3507 South Parkway,
Chicago, Ill.
BANANA - MUFT1NST One
cup sifted flour; one half teaspoon.
salt. one fourth teaspoon soda, one
teaspoon baking powder, two table
spoons sugar, one egg, we'll beaten,
two tablespoons melted shortening
or oil, two tablespoons sour milk
or butte11nilk, one cup thi1lJ
sliced bananas. Stir until banana
Sift together flour, salt, soda
baking powder and sugar. COM
bine egg, shortening, milk and
sliced bananah. stir until banana
is broken into small pieces. /.
Combine liquid and dry ingredi-
ents, stirring only enought the
danpen all the flour. Bake In we'll
creased muffin pans in mode
rately hot oven thirty to thirty
five minutes. Make four large or
eight small muffins.
BANANA CREAM PIE. One
and one half cups milk one fourth
cup sugar, one fourth teaspoon
salt, three tablespoons flour, one
egg yolk. one tablespoon vanilla
extract or one half teaspoons lem
on extract. ore nine inch pie shell
(haked pastry, corn flake or graz
ham cracker), four bananas, whip
ped cream or maringue.
Scald one CUP OF the mild over
hot water. Mix together sugar.
salt and flour. :. Add one half
cup of cold milk slowly, stirring
until mixture is smooth. Stir into
hot milk. Cook until thickened,
stirring constantly. Cover and let
cook for about three minutes. Stir
a little of the hot milk mixture in
to the egg yolk and add this to the
hot mixture. Cook one minute
longer. Add butter and flavoring.
Allow mixture to cool. Top with
whipped cream or moringue.
' BANANA MIXED GRILL. 3.
-Four labs chops or hamburg steaks,
(about one inch thick); four half
slices canned pineapple, melted
butter, salt and four peeled bana-
mas.
Arrange meat and pineapple on
preheated rack of broiler. Brush
pineapple with melted butter and
sprinkle with salt. Place rack about
three inches below broiler and
brcil in a very hot oven. At the
end of SIX minutes. turn meat and
.pifieapple and place bananas
(brusned with melted butter. and
sprinkled with salt) on rack of
broiler. Continue broiling about
eight minutes longer. -Four serv-
ingS.