BLACK WALNUT BANANA CAKE1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup softened margarine or shortening Beat in: 1 cup thinly sliced bananas 3/4 cup sour milk, combined with 1 tsp baking soda 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 cup black walnuts, ground or finely chopped Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x9-inch cake pan. Cream together sugar and margarine. Beat in bananas, sour milk combined with baking soda, eggs, and vanilla. Set aside. Sift together flour and baking powder; beat into creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 45-50 minutes at 350 degrees F. Servings: 10-12 Source: More-with-Less Cookbook by Doris Janzen LongacreI grew up with 2 black walnut trees on our farm; when they have a double skin. Outer skin is a softer & green. Dad would gather them and place in the driveway, then run the car over them, to break open this soft skin. They can be placed in a tub of water to determine if good or bad; good float and bad sink to the bottom of water. It takes time to crack open the walnuts, using a hammer and nut picks, but the taste of the black walnut is so wonderful. My mom used the black walnuts in her fudge, either regular chocolate or a white fudge with the black walnuts. It always was a hit. Good luck; hope you enjoy the fruit of your labor.
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