Bananas!

I prefer spotty bananas .sweeter and easier to digest.I buy them firm and wait to eat until they are spotty.I would never store in frig. or near other fruit.
Toast with marmalade and sliced/mashed bananas is yummy.

My mother's nickname from D2 at age three was Blana Girl because she noticed Mum was always eating bananas!

I think you had to have a green ration book (child under five) when they first arrived in England after the war.
I have a banana every day (for the potassium etc), on a small piece of a baguette, just long enough to take the banana lengthwise. I finish with a natural yoghurt/lemon yoghurt, half and half. That is my mid-day meal - I have a proper protein meal in the early evening.
I used to throw away a lot of bread, but now I cut my French stick or baguette into pieces, wrap each piece in cling film and freeze them. I get one out of the freeezer each day when I get up and it is ready to eat by lunchtime.
My sister loves banana on toast but I prefer untoasted bread.

They were a rarity even after the war. The first ones I saw were at a friend's birthday party in 1946 or 47 and they were very green. Nevertheless we devoured them avidly. During the war, my mum made 'banana sandwiches' with mashed parsnips and banana flavouring. As we didn't know the real thing, we happily accepted this substitute.

My hubby born at the end of war in Scotland remembers his mum always saying to him..."You can't have a banana without a bit of bread and butter"...it's a saying we always say when we have a banana and laugh at it..I presume as they were a rarity after the war you had to make a meal of it not just a snack...anyone else heard this one?

Thinly sliced bananas with freshly squeezed lemon or lime are delicious as a side dish with curries. And banana splits for pudding are good too - banana, sliced horizontally, double cream, pecan nuts and maple syrup. Yum yum.

I'm so glad to be able tell my Honorary Mum that her trick with bananas is successfully circulating on the internet. She's housebound, can't text, hasn't got a bankers card and is dependent on others for her shopping. She discovered this method of keeping her supply of bananas edible by accident. She's going to be so thrilled!!

Love banana sandwiches with lemon juice sprinkled over them seems to bring out the flavour and of course a little sugar yum , yum

Mnnnnnnn bananas sandwiches , I used to just mash one up in a bread roll when I was working it was mine and my workmates favourite snack.. I do have one occasionally.. my Dad used to put brown sugar on it .. bit too sweet for me.

specki4eyes, thanks for that tip,I love bananas and am tired of them going off quickly. Annobel* Banana sandwiches were our treat in our house as children. Don't think I have had one since.

Just had a banana sandwich - on multi-grain bread. Delicious.

I've got one in the fridge as well - I'd almost forgotten about it! We've got one of the same bunch left as well (which OH will eat!) so I can compare them. Will do that later.

Well I have to say so far specki4eyes its worked, I took one of my foil wrapped bananas to eat after my swim this morning and it was perfect, still slightly green and very firm just how I like them.. so its been in the fridge since last Thursday and by now if not eaten they would be unedible to me.. but delicious to some of the other posters here lol.

Thanks for the tip I've also passed it on to my daughters..

Lovely ideas! I'm going to try both the cream and yogurt ones. Will use full fat yogurt though as I've no truck with foods that are made artificially low fat.

I love them the spottier the better..more digestable...I have also done the rum and brown sugar thing under the grill but not often too many calories....banana plain yog and Jordans crunchie will set you up for the day....well it does me....

A friend who had to be on a low fat diet used to blend frozen bananas with buttermilk or reduced fat yoghurt. Might just try that.

Just seen Jodie Prenger on TV saying that on the Biggest Loser they used to freeze skinned bananas then put in blender to make an ice cream-like dessert. Apparently it was delicious but healthy.

Only accidentally. They really are scrummy, quick and easy! ( but don't let glass know about them)

You don't set them on fire?

I slice mine! Slosh rum over and brown sugar! Microwave for a bit. Then serve with ice cream (home made) cream or ceme fraiche!

Yes they are yummy. They must be cooked until they are really soft and the bacon is crisp.

nanachrissy I love the sound of bacon with fried bananas yum yum!

I have a Lakeland banana bag for the fridge. It feels like bubble wrap between the layers and it works a treat. The skins don't always look nice after a week but the insides are perfect.
I love bananas and so do the GCs. We have made 'do-it-yourself' banoffee pie at the dining table with individual flan bases or meringue nests, Carnation caramel condensed milk and squirty cream, a bit messy but fun!.

Sounds delicious, chrissy! I'm going to try it.

I love bananas but my favourite way of eating is cut in half lengthways, and fried with the bacon on Sundays. Bacon and banana is a match made in heaven for me.