editors note: This image is from the back of the book, it was far cooler.
The little book is titled, The New Banana and it hails from 1931. Looks to be an introduction to this new fruit, national news, foreign news, scientific, daily menus for the week & recipes too!
Which leads me to the Bananas and Bacon recipe, no really. If’n you’re interested in a scanned original from the book, please follow the link below.
Bananas with Bacon
6 Bananas
1/4 pound bacon
Roll half lengths of peeled bananas in strips of bacon. Secure with toothpick, if necessary. Broil under flame; or bake in oven-proof dish in a hot oven, 450 degrees F., about fifteen minutes, or until bananas are tender and bacon is crisp. Baste at least once during the baking … Whole bananas may be wrapped in bacon and cooked in the same way.
xo, Biggles
I’m gonna need to make this. Yum.
That sound good. Would never have thought of the combination but bacon always makes it better.
I haven’t bought bananas since I went locavore.
Damn you, Biggles.
I am sorry, I love bacon, but, that sounds nasty!
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I bet that would go great on some vanilla ice cream!
Andrew,
I think you’ve just created a new desert. You win!
Biggles
Hmmm….bacon and banana sandwich? Hmmmm….
I’m with the bacon & banana sandwich
I wonder if they mean plantains rather than generic grocery-store mushy bananas? This sounds like something Caribbean or South American, which could mean any of several banana types. And now I sound like a bananerd so I’ll stop.
I wonder if they mean plantains rather than generic grocery-store mushy bananas? This sounds like something Caribbean or South American, which could mean any of several banana types. And now I sound like a bananerd so I’ll stop.
Actually, I won’t stop. Try roasting this to mostly crispy bacon, then top with brown sugar and some dark rum and light it on fire. Bananas and bacon and flaming rum…guaranteed to start a FUN conversation.
Sounds very much like one of my favorite party foods, bacon wrapped dates (pitted and empty or stuffed with blanched almonds).
Mmmmm, sweet & salty – a fabulous taste combination.