COOKERY COMPETITION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21349, 25 November 1932, Page 4

COOKERY COMPETITION

THE USE OF BANANAS

A FAVOURITE FRUIT

CONTEST CLOSES THIS EVENING

There is probably no fruit that is such a general favourite as the banana. All the yoar round it is obtainable, and it lends itself to a variety of uses. It is not generally known, however, that there are ways in which it should not bo taken. For instance it is frequently used in making sandwiches, but, as a matter of fact, bread is one of the last things that the banana should be taken with, ajs it contains so much starch in itself without the additional starch of tho bread. It i 3 best taken alono, cither somo timo before or after a meal. When given to children bananas should bo mashed, as swallowed in lumps (as they usually aro by them) they are most indigestible. Taken with orange or lemon juico they are exceedingly good and nutritious. Tho competition this week will be for four ways of using them.

COMPETITION No. 19 First prize, £1 Is; second prize, 10s 6d Four Ways of Using Bananas, those to include a Hot and a Cold Sweet, a Savoury, and a Preserve combined with other fruit.

Competitors will assist by sending in tbeir entries as early in the week as possible instead of toward tho end. When the numbers of competitors are very large, as they usually are, it is difficult to cope with them both in tho indexing and in judging. As before, the prizes offered are one Suinea for tne first and half a guinea for ie second. Other meritorious entries will be accepted at tho rate of 2s 6d each and published. The judging will be carried out by Mrs. A. M. Mann, lady demonstrator at the Auckland Gas Company's cookery department.

Recipes may be written or typed. If not typed, they should bo written clearly in ink on one side of the paper only. The name and full address of the competitor, including street and house number, should be written on a separate slip of paper. Entries should be addressed: New Zealand Herald, Auckland, and competitors are asked to write on the outside of tho envelope "Cookery Competition No. 19." Entries will be received up to the last mail this evening, and tho announcement of the winners will bo made on Wednesday, November 30.