Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 beaten eggs
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda mixed with 3 Tbsp. cold water
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. nutmeats

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar until very light.
Add beaten eggs and mashed bananas.
Sift flour and salt together and add to first mixture.
Add soda, vanilla and nutmeats.
Bake 1 hour in moderately slow oven (325\u00b0).
Makes one 9 x 5-inch loaf.