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Lay the bananas in a buttered saucepan or baking-dish, 

 place a few very tiny bits of butter on top of each, and be- 

 sprinkle freely with castor sugar. Pour over each about 

 J teaspoonful of lemon juice and bake for 15 or 20 minutes 

 in a hot oven. 



GRILLED BANANAS 



Take 6 or 8 ripe bananas, wipe them, put them under 

 the grill or over a bright fire, cook for 10 or 15 minutes. 

 Serve hot in skins in hot dish. Very good for breakfast, 

 especially in winter. Serve with lemon juice. 



BANANA TART 



Take a large deep dish such as used for apple tart, 1J dozen 

 of bananas cut hi rounds, half the grated rind of 1 lemon, 

 the juice of 1 lemon, 3 oz. moist sugar, a teacupful of 

 water. Pastry same as for apple tart. Bake in a moderate 

 oven for about 20 minutes. 



BANANAS FRIED IN EGG AND CRUMBS 



Remove skins from 10 or 12 bananas, brush egg over 

 each, cover with bread-crumbs and fry in hot fat. 



This may be served as a savoury or sweet. 



For Sweet. Serve with sugar, lemon syrup, or jam 

 sauce. 



For a Savoury. Sift the following mixture over the 

 banana before coating with eggs and crumbs and also 

 before serving : 



One teaspoonful of salt, J teaspoonful of dry mustard, 

 J teaspoonful of pepper, a little cayenne, and 1 teaspoonful 

 of red or brown crumbs. Mix well together and shake 

 over the bananas. 



