European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Living today thanks a Bunch nonslip treats by Sharon Hudgins special to stripes Magazine if you want a fruit that always in pick a if you live in the Western that fruit will probably have been imported from a banana and you can just trying to figure out Why anyone would we have no bin Anas especially when this popular fruit is available bananas Are one of the ancient foods cultivated by originally from bananas were carried to other parts of i he world by traders and explorers so that today bananas grow in almost every tropical Region on a hindu legend says that a banana was the forbidden fruit which eve fed Adam in the Garden of and that banana leaves were used by the original couple to clothe themselves after Adam succumbed to it makes about As much sense As most other if 1 had to choose Between an Apple or a banana As the source of original i know which one id vote sinfully Sweet As they bananas have an undeserved High calorie a fully Ripe medium size banana contains 100 calories less than your average cookie or soft and bananas have a lot going for them nutritionally there Low in fat and High in easily digestible and an excellent source of and vitamins and Ripe bananas can be eaten raw or fresh bananas Are a treat to eat straight out of their they can also be to produce the easiest banana ice Cream youve Ever when a Friend told me How delicious Frozen whole bananas i popped some into the Freezer to see for no one told me that your Are supposed to Peel the bananas the peels turned Black in the and the bananas were impossible to Ever tried to remove a Frozen banana Peel bananas Are also used As ingredients in a wide variety of dishes fruit salads and ice creams and they Combine Well with All kinds of so you often find them used in but bananas can also be baked or grilled and used As an accompaniment to or sliced thinly and dressed with Vinaigrette or they become an enticing hours mashed with Peanut butter and just a bit of they make an excellent Sandwich under Ripe bananas should not be eaten but slightly under Ripe ones can be used in especially when it is desirable for the banana to retain some of its shape and fully Ripe bananas Are most often used for but overripe ones Are Best for banana breads and banana bananas Are picked and shipped while they Are still then allowed to Ripen in specially humidity controlled storage rooms before they appear in retail grocery select bananas according to their degree of How soon you expect to use and whether you plan to eat them raw or use them in under Ripe bananas will have Green but  fully Ripen at at room in few you can hasten the ripening process by enclosing the bananas in a Brown paper bag and letting them sit in a warm fully mature bananas will be completely whereas the peels on overripe ones will have Large Brown very Ripe bananas can be refrigerated to retard the ripening the peels will quickly turn completely but dont panic the fruit inside will remain Good for three to six depending on the degree of ripeness when the bananas were first simple Frozen bananas use fully Ripe but not ones that Are Peel the wrap each one securely in plastic and place in the let the bananas freeze they will keep in the Freezer for a week to 10 to merely remove the plastic wrap and eat As you would a regular or slice the bananas into a bowl and eat them like ice a medium size Frozen banana can also be combined in a blender with 1 cup of yoghurt or and Honey to to produce a tasty and nutritious banana nutty Frozen bananas for each medium size you will need 1 Tablespoon of Frozen Orange juice concentrate not and 2 Tablespoons of finely chopped toasted nuts or place peeled whole bananas on a Small baking and Brush each one with 1 Tablespoon of the thawed Orange juice chill the bananas in the Freezer for about 30 remove them from the Freezer and Roll each one in 2 Tablespoons of chopped toasted press the nuts into the surface of the to coat them return the bananas to the Freezer and let them freeze until store in the until serve As a snack or stripes Magazine june