Baked Bananas

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                            FOOD FUNNY
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It's time for another groaner. Thanks to Rosemary Zwick for this one:

A woman who was on a perennial diet, starved her husband
right along with herself, till he complained to his pastor that
he couldn't get his wife to serve him a decent meal and he
was growing positively malnourished. "I can't get her to listen
to reason. Maybe you can get somewhere with her," the hubby
complained. So the pastor counseled the ever-dieting woman,
who at last saw the error of her ways. "What shall I do to
make amends?" she asked her spiritual counselor. He told
her, "Just repent and thin no more."

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                            TODAY'S RECIPE
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We frequently overlook the humble banana when we plan a
meal, but it makes a wonderful and naturally delicious finish to almost
any meal.

Baked Bananas

4 bananas, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
6 Tbs (45 ml) apricot or peach preserves
2 Tbs (30 ml) rum, brandy, or water
1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped fresh mint
2 tsp (10 ml) grated lemon zest
4 tsp (20 ml) butter

Place two banana halves on pieces of aluminum foil large
enough to wrap them with. Mix the preserves and the rum
together and spoon over the bananas. Sprinkle with chopped
mint and lemon zest, and dot each banana with butter. Wrap
in the foil and bake in a preheated 400F (200C) oven for 10 minutes.
Serve hot or warm.
Serves 4.
Received on Sat Feb 26 20:19:28 2011