Banana Nut Bread - Mom Cecilia

1/2 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups flour
1 c brown sugar or white sugar 1 tsp soda
2 eggs 1/4 tsp salt
1 cup mashed bananas 1/2 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips

Mix shortening and sugar, beat in eggs, bananas, sifted flour, soda and salt. Then add nuts. Cook 40 -60 minutes in moderate oven (350 degrees.)

I got this recipe just after I was married and was going to LDS business college in 1963. I do use white sugar and chocolate chips.

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