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Baked Bananas

A historical recipe from The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, by Myrtle Reed (1905).

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A historical recipe

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, by Myrtle Reed (1905). Project Gutenberg eBook #37680.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. three tablespoonfuls of butter

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.

Method

  1. Melt three tablespoonfuls of butter with three of lemon-juice and six of sugar.
  2. Peel six bananas and lay in a shallow buttered pan, far apart.
  3. Bake for half an hour, basting with the mixture in the bowl, and serve hot.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Pastry brush
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, by Myrtle Reed (1905). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #37680 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37680). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.