Banana Bread

This is the original recipe as it appears in Mom's Recipe box:

And this is what I translated it to:

Banana Bread
¾ cup sugar
½ cup shortening
2 eggs
2 large or 3 medium bananas
⅔ cup milk


2 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 tsp. Baking powder

350° F

Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside. Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, then bananas. Add flour mixture. Add milk. Pour in loaf pan Bake 1 hour.

But I can do better and Mom insists it calls for nuts, but I don't see them. Do you? So here's the edited version (with notes):

Banana Bread

¾ cup sugar
½ cup shortening [Mom insists on butter flavored Crisco® ]
2 eggs
2 large or 3 medium very ripe [we call them "giraffe-skin"] bananas to equal 1 cup mashed

2 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 tsp. Baking powder

⅔ cup milk
½ cup plus broken English walnuts (optional) [because Mom insists they're in there]

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, then bananas.
Add flour mixture a little at a time, then add milk [be careful, it splatters]. Stir in nuts (if using) with a spoon. Pour in loaf pan and Bake 1 hour.Makes 1 standard sized loaf.