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Show "If all the trees tn all the wood could take on mortal form And leave the place where they have stood through sunshine and through storm: The mighty oak would be a knight In armor strong and rare; The slender birch with dress so white would be a lady fair." BANANA DISHES. The wholesome banana lends Itself to n variety of dishes, enhancing the flavor and adding to the nutritive value. Banana and Prune Jelly. Soak one-hall pound of prunes in water over night ; cook until tender in the same water. Drain, remove re-move the stones and cut in pieces. Soak half a box of gelatin in one-half cupful of cold water; add enough boiling boil-ing water to the hot prune liquid to make a pint ; pour over the soaked gelatin gel-atin and strain the whole over four bananas, cut in cubes. Heat to the scalding point, add three-quarters cupful cup-ful of sugar, three-quarters cupful of lemon juice, pieces of prunes, a little grape juice; stir until the sugar is dissolved. Turn into a mold and set aside to become Brm. When cold, turn from the mold and serve with whipped cream. Escalloped Bananas. Stir oue-quarter of a cupful o butter but-ter into one pint of bread crumbs. Sprinkle the bottom of a pudding dish j with the crumbs, cover with sliced ba- j nanas and sprinkle with sugar and cin- I namon. Repent the layers until the crumbs are used. Add a little lemon juice or hot water, cover and bake 25 minutes, then remove the cover and brown. Serve as a dessert, with cream and sugar. Fruit Punch. Roil together four cupfuls of sugar and four cupfuls of water fifteen minutes. min-utes. When cool, add the juice of four lemons and six oranges, the pulp of four bananas, a pint of strawberry juice and a cupful of fresh lea; lei stand on ice unt" serving time, then add six quarts of ice water, a pint or two of apollinaris water. Add two i bananas sliced in one-quaner-incb j slices. Compote of Bananas With Orange j Sirup. i Prepare a thick rich sirup of orange j juice, rind and sugar. Cool and pour ! over a pyramid of peeled bananas. Sprinkle with chopped pistachio nuts; chill and serve. |