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On Sunday, October 19, 2014 12:46:41 PM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
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> > "Travis McGee" > wrote in message

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> > > On 10/19/2014 1:24 AM, sf wrote:

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> > >> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 22:31:17 -0400, jmcquown >

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> > >>> On 10/18/2014 9:46 PM,
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> > >>>> I want to try making a loaf of banana bread. The recipe I have says

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> > >>>> "ripe"

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> > >>>> bananas. How long should I let them ripen before using them in the

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> > >>>> recipe? I

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> > >>>> assume they should be somewhat soft. How soft? Thanks.

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> > >>> My mother always told me to let the peels get slightly speckled before

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> > >>> using the bananas to make banana bread. You want the bananas to be easy

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> > >>> to mash.

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> > >> People say banana bread is easy. I beg to differ. I have never

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> > >> gotten it right! There's always banana that settles to the bottom.

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> > > That's odd; I have never heard of that problem, and I make a loaf or so

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> > > every couple of weeks. Maybe you are not pureeing the banana enough?

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> > I've never had that problem either.

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> Sorry to hear that Julie.. what are you going to do about it?
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> Janet UK


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