BANANAS .......1942

This is from " A Treasury of Tips for the Model Homemaker ,"1942 edition . Bananas are best when fully ripe and flecked with brown . If the bananas you buy in the store have green tips or are all yellow .....you need to let them ripen in a bowl until they have brown flecks . Do not store bananas in the refrigerator as cold temperatures prevent proper ripening . When the banana is partially ripe , the pulp is firm , starchy and slightly tart . At this stage green tipped bananas can be used to bake , broil or fry . Cooking brings out a different , delicious flavour . If your banana is all yellow , it is ready to eat and can be used as ingredient in baking . A banana flecked with brown , is fully ripe and at its best for eating , infant feeding and as an ingredient in baking . a speckled banan will be sweet , mellow , digestible and delicious in fruit cups , salads , milk shakes and desserts . What was not mentioned , we can freeze ripe bananas to use in ice cream and baking .