Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. mashed bananas
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. nutmeats

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar together.
Beat eggs until light, then add bananas that have been pushed through a sieve.
Add lemon juice.
Blend with creamed mixture.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and mix quickly into banana mixture.
Add nuts. Bake in greased loaf pan in moderate oven at 375\u00b0 for about 1 1/4 hours.
Makes a 1 pound loaf.