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From: booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Plantains - what can I make with them?
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Date: Sat, 23-Nov-85 22:46:18 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 23 22:46:18 1985
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In article <7679@ucla-cs.ARPA> korfhage@ucla-cs.UUCP writes:
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>   My roomate decided to be adventurous this week and picked up some odd
>looking bananas, about 5 inches long with a dark greenish-maroon skin.
>He neglected to get their name, but I presume they are some type of cooking
>banana. What in the world should we make with them?
>   Willard Korfhage

Saute them in butter and serve with cinnamon; steam them and serve with a
meat dish, Microwave them and soak them in booze.

Plaintains are very versatile. They taste like a cross between spuds and
bananas. This frees them from usual categories and allows you to eat
them as dessert or as a side dish.

E
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