Alternative Banana Bread

[robinmckinley]

 
This entry comes to you via the wonders of modern homeopathy.  There’s apparently Something Going Round, the way somethings do, and I’ve had the uncomfortable impression that it’s been eyeing me thoughtfully for the last few days, contemplating its next move.  And then it was Peter who woke up this morning feeling icky.  He however is feeling

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[southdowner]

*** I am feeling grisly.* Sigh. ***
I hope it decides to give up on you and leave you to enjoy this lovely spring weather
*** so I should perhaps make this entry short and go to bed, or at least lie down.***
I third the hellhounds - go to bed and look after yourself (and take them :))
*** if I take to my bed at an unprecedentedly early hour they will assume that they get to come too. ***

and thank you for banana bread (yumm) with rum and raisins(yummmm)

[robinmckinley]

and leave you to enjoy this lovely spring weather

************* You've still got it, do you? It went away again today down here. But the late sunlight was still pretty amazing, even if it was *grey* sunlight.

Oh good, an Englishwoman who doesn't recoil in polite horror from the full brunt of **molasses.** :)

[southdowner]

molasses (yummmmmmmm!!!)

[robinmckinley]

:)

[southdowner]

I know, I'm english, I apologise now, but I've never heard of Peg Bracken (or Charles Booth, Fireside Theatre etc etc) and I'm having great fun finding out about all these cultural icons.
Have to get the book with illustrations by Hilary Knight - Eloise was my heroine and is now my daughter's :)

and here's something I found in my research trawl ... http://www.ghosttraveller.com/recipesofthedamned.htm

[robinmckinley]

Oh, the Gallery of Regrettable Food! How can you not love it!! The problem is I grew *up* on a lot of this stuff . . . which could explain a lot!! Invalid food! Oatmeal gruel! Yesssssss! I wonder if she's nailed tuna casserole with creamed spinach and (tinned) french fried onion rings????

[southdowner]

How can you have tinned french fried onion rings? (speechless...)
I just saw the photo of sausages standing upright in a sea of beans - tell me this never happened, please!