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Banana Nut Bread
Using three bananas, no milk, and a stick of butter. From the box of Evia Marie Sands of Louisville, Kentucky. Banana Nut Bread 2 cups flour (sifted) 1 tsp. baking soda 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup...
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Baked Bananas
With coconut. For an even simpler version, here’s one from the October 2, 1918 edition of the Goshen (Indiana) Daily Democrat that doesn’t even require you to wait for the bananas to ripen: [See image...
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Fruit Cocktail
With bananas (or any other fruit). We talked about the history of fruit cocktail in the post for fruit cocktail cake from Ceres, California. From a box sold in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Fruit Cocktail...
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Tropical Chicken Salad
Have you ever thought about why you never see raw cashews in the store? [See image gallery at yesterdish.com] Cashew apples by Alex Popovkin, on Flickr (CC license) Well, there are three reasons. The...
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Banana Cake, Nut Cupcakes, And Pre-War Tri-Layer White Cake
Sensing the multi-recipe theme? (Update on Jan. 15, 2018: Thanks to Darlene in the comments for catching a typo/missing line in the cleaned-up version!) From a box sold in Christine, North Dakota....
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Flaming Ice Cream Sauce
Ah, the flambé. When you talk about a fruit-infused flaming ice cream sauce, there are really two specific influences worth mentioning: cherries jubilee (from England in the late 19th century) and...
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Banana Cake
Let’s meet the author of this recipe. Based on the number of recipe cards with her name on them and other ephemera that connect the box to Medicine Lodge, I think this Florence Travis was the owner of...
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Buttermilk Banana Cake
A 1950s recipe. For some more detailed instructions, let’s consult the version from the September 8, 1955 edition of The Racine (Wisconsin) Journal-Times: [See image gallery at yesterdish.com] [See...
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Banana Cream Pie
With custard. From a box sold in Adams, Minnesota, with ephemera from Ohio. Banana Cream Pie 1/3 c. flour 2/3 c. sugar 1/4 tsp. salt Mix gradually; add 2 c. scalded milk. Cook over moderate heat. Keep...
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Banana Bread
With nuts. Can you read the city/state? I see “Miss.,” but I don’t find any cities in Mississippi with letters like that… From a box sold in Warren, Michigan. Click here to see the card in full size....
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