1 cup sugar

1/2 cup shortening

2 large ripe bananas

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

Cream the sugar and shrotening until smooth. Beat eggs and mash bananas and combine these two. Sift 3 times the flour, salt and soda. Blend wet and dry ingredients, but do not overmix. Pour mixture into greased muffin pans and bake for 30-40 minutes, at 324*. For variety, use blueberries or apples in place of bananas, or add a tablespoon of orange marmalade or apricot jam to basic recipe. Chopped dates may also be added.