1) 1/2 cup shortening
     1 cup sugar
2)  2 eggs
    2 tsps. lemon juice
3) 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas(about 3)
    2 cups flour combined with/
    2 1/2 tsps. baking powder
    1/2 tsp. salt
4) 1/2 cup chopped nuts(optional)

Cream together #1. Add #2 and beat well. Add #3 alternating between bananas & flour mixture. Add #4 and stir until blended. Bake in greased loaf pan for 1 hour & 15 minutes at 350 degrees.