1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup of finely mashed banana pulp
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Cream the shortening with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, banana pulp and lemon juice. Sift together the flout, salt and baking powder. Stir the dry ingredients into the batter and fold in the pecans. Pour into a well grease loaf pan. Bake at 375F. degrees for 1 1/4 hours