On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:47:40 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 21/04/2013 1:57 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:54:00 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
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>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
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>>>> Got some green bananas from the grocery store today and cooked them
>>>> the way you said. I've never eaten Bananas Foster, so I didn't know
>>>> what to expect. Maybe I did it wrong, but I wasn't impressed.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You did it wrong. You probably left out the banana liqueur or substituted
>>> what you had - like Ripple. Did you use real vanilla ice cream or perhaps
>>> baked beans?
>>
>> Dave doesn't use banana liqueur, says it ruins the dish.
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>
>I have only had banana liqueur a few times and it was foul. I know that
>some liqueurs and cordials range in quality. Some are good and some are
>bad. I have never had a good banana liqueur.
>
>
>>>
>>>> What impressed me was how the rum instantly burst into flames when it
>>>> hit the pan. I always had to use a match when I used electric and it
>>>> was never so spectacular!
>>>
>>> Yeah alcohol and heat - who'd a thunk it?
>>>
>> That statement not only shows once again how ignorant you are, it also
>> shows you can't read.
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>
>;-) open flame and alcohol vapour. And let's not forget that the
>alcohol vapour that ignites so easily and burns doesn't meant that there
>is less alcohol in the dish after the flambee. ;-)
>
I've had the dessert at Brennan's with the whole table side show. They
used ripe bananas. Delicious!
Janet US