Blue Ribbon Banana Bread

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups sugar

½ cup shortening (half butter)

2 eggs

½ cup sour milk or buttermilk

1 teaspoon soda

¼ teaspoon salt

3 cups flour

3 large bananas

½ cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

Cream the sugar and shortening; add eggs and blend. Add sour milk. Mix flour, salt and soda; stir into creamed mixture. Add mashed bananas and nuts. Pour into two well greased bread tins. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50 minutes. Cool on rack.