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Some topics discussed here:
Proper storage produces better tasting bananas.
There is amazing variety in banana holders offered for sale on the web.
More surprising is the number of banana cream pie recipes.
You'll find a Utube of a man doing something with a banana that you may want to try.
Banana dehydrating equipment abounds.
For real banana lovers there are deserts, syrups, body ointments and scents, games to play, costumes to wear, bananas to cuddle.

Here's what you'll find here 

  • A huge variety of banana holders.
  • FAQ about banana history, consumption, nutrition and tips on ways to optimize your banana experience
  • Banana cream pie recipes
  • Bananas in the blogs
  • Banana flavored snacks, supplements and other treats
  • Banana scents, makeup and bubble bath
  • Bananas on the move - watch one man make a pie and another one do an odd thing with a banana
  • Books about bananas

Hold that banana! 

No matter what your style, chances are there's a banana holder to match. A banana in a bowl is a banana in a bowl, but a banana swaying from a hook, now that's performance art. Shown here are 20 different styles.

 

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Banana Refrigerator Magnets 

Ant pulling a banana with a dancing grasshopper Aesop fable

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Banana Nutrition 


Calories 110
Protein 1 g
Fat 0 g
Carbohydrates 29 g
Fiber 4 g
Sodium 0 mg
Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and dietary fiber.



Reportedly, just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90 minute workout.

Bananas contain vitamins B6, B12 and tryptophan, a type of protein that our bodies turn into serotonin. Some people feel that regular banana consumption improves their mood.

Books about bananas 

Bananas: An American History

History of bananas in America, Virginia Jenkins

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The Amazing Banana Cookbook

The Amazing Banana Cookbook by Adam Starchild

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Bananas Cookbook: 101 Recipes with Bananas

Bananas Cookbook: 101 Recipes with Bananas

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Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World

Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
by Dan Koeppel. Due out 12/27/07, can be preordered

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Refrigerator magnets with banana and other food & cooking themes 

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Bananas on the move 

Which do you prefer? To watch the making of a strawberry-banana cream pie, listen to Gwen Stefani while looking at banana pictures, or learn an amazing secret about bananas?

The Secret of Bananas

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Recipe: Strawberry Banana Cream Pie

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B.A.N.A.N.A.S. / Hollaback Girl

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New Word of the Day (It's not "banana") 

forfend: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
forfend: to avert; also, to protect or preserve.

Banana Flavored Nutritional Snack Supplements 

Odwalla Nourishing Food Bar, Banana Nut, 2.2-Ounce Bars in 12-Count Boxes (Pack of 2)

Odwalla Nourishing Food Bar, Banana Nut, 2.2-Ounce Bars in 12-Count Boxes (Pack of 2)

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Clif Bar Energy Bars, Banana Nut Bread, 2.4-Ounce Bars (Pack of 24)

Clif Bar Nutrition Bars, Banana Nut Bread, 2.4-Ounce Bars (Pack of 24)

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Larabar Fruit & Nut Food Bar, Banana Bread, 1.8-Ounce Bars (Pack of 16)

Larabar Fruit & Nut Food Bar, Banana Cookie, 1.8-Ounce Bars (Pack of 16)

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Things to learn about bananas 

What makes a banana smell like a banana?
"For example, the ester that gives a banana its smell is called isoamyl acetate, and the formula for it is CH3COOC5H11."
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Banana peels replacing Preparation H?
More consumers are trying alternative medicines. Some appear to be pushing the limits.
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Download a song about bananas
You can have one in the morning
Or have one in the night
Share some with your best friend
That'll make you feel all right

Bananas are so healthy
Bananas are so fine
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Growing a red banana tree
For zones 8 and above
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Other banana treats 

Moon Pies Banana 12ct

MOON PIES!

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Haribo Bananas Gummi Candy 200 g

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Banana Heads 3 LBS.

3 pounds of teensy banana candies

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Banana history & consumption 

Variety
There are hundreds of banana varieties,
in a variety of sizes, colors and tastes.

Long history
The most popular fruit in the world didn't arrive in North America until the early 1800s but is known to have been eaten as early as 327 B.C.

Consumption
Today the average American consumes 28 pounds of bananas annually, or about 80 bananas.

Optimizing your banana experience 


Starch in bananas turns to sugar during ripening.
The riper the banana, the sweeter the taste.

Bananas are normally stored at room temperature but storing in the refrigerator will slow the ripening process. The skin may darken but the fruit inside will be fresh.

To make them ripen more quickly, place bananas in a brown paper bag overnight, with an apple or tomato. They'll also ripen quickly in a plastic bag; it's the apple/tomato that brings the magic to the party, by emitting ethylene gas.

If tightly wrapped, peeled bananas can be frozen for up to 6 months.

To reduce browning in dishes featuring sliced bananas, add lemon juice.

Banana chips can be made by slicing, dipping in lemon juice and, assuming you don't have a dehydrater, laying them on a cookie sheet and warming in a 200 degree oven for 2-3 hours, flipping now and then. (P.S. 'Just found some dehydraters on Amazon and have added them below.)

Banana Cream Pie Recipe 

Easy to make, even easier to eat!

Ingredients


2/3 C sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups milk
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 tbsp butter
1-1/2" tsp vanilla
9" ready-made pie shell
3 bananas
1/4 cup confectioners sugar


In saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch & salt. Stir in milk gradually. Cook over medium heat, stirring continuously, until mixture thickens & boils. Boil 1 minute & remove from heat. Gradually stir in 1/2 of mixture from sauce pan with egg yolks, then blend that mixture back into saucepan. Boil 1 minute while stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Blend in butter & vanilla. Let mixture chill for 2 hours. Line pie shell with layer of sliced bananas, about 1/2" deep. Stir confectioners sugar into 2 cups whipped cream. Pour sauce pan mixture over bananas.

If you want to top it with whip cream, Cool Whip is fast and easy.

Food Dehydraters on Amazon 

And you thought Amazon was all about books :)

Nesco FD-75PR 700-Watt Food Dehydrator

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List Price: $79.99
Used Price: $51.99

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Excalibur 9 Tray Dehydrator - ED 2900 Dehydrater - Jerky Maker Food Dehydrator Excaliber

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Deni Multi-Tier Food Steamer - 7500

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Stainless Steel 5-Tray Dehydrator - Chrome Plated Shelves - by Sausage Maker

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Do you dehydrate? 

Which of these statements best describes your relationship with dehydrated bananas?

I live to dry

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I dry to live

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I don't even dry dishes

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Dried food is for gerbils

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Bananas That Stick 


 


Display a bunch of bananas on the fridge

to remind yourself that fruit is a better

snack than Twinkies.

Bananas on YouTube 

Baby Porcupine Eats A Banana and Has Hiccups!

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Banana song

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Isto - The Banana Song

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Muppet Show - Banana Sharpener

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Chiquita Banana Commercial

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Healthy, Quick and Easy Recipe: Banana Nut French Toast

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Chiquita Banana The Original Commercial

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How Do You Banana Malibu?

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Sesame Street - One Banana

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Making Banana Beer in Burundi Africa 

"Two types of banana go into making banana beer, the igikashi (recognizable by its harsh taste) and igisahira, which has a more neutral taste. The proportions are 1/3 of harsh-tasting to 2/3 of the other variety to ensure a balanced flavor.

You start by digging a hole, like a kind of home-made ripening gallery, big enough to pile up 5 or 6 bunches of bananas picked while still green. Make a fire from dried banana tree leaves inside the hole and line the hole with fresh banana tree leaves to stop the bunches from touching the earth. Place the bunches in the hole and cover them with more leaves and rhizomes (banana tree trunks) to hold the gallery up and keep it hidden.

4 to 6 days later, check the color of the bananas which should be yellow, hence ripened. Peel the bananas and place them inside a hollowed canoe-shaped tree trunk. Then knead and churn them with bundles of certain very stiff grasses (called ishinge, or needles) in order to extract the juice. The first banana juice, called umutobé, can be served to women and children. You should be able to fill three to four 10 litre jugs of it.

To obtain fermentation, sprinkle each jug with ground grilled sorghum that acts as yeast. Then seal the jugs using banana leaves and leave them to stand near the hearth where a small fire is kept burning for a day and a half. Then decant the beer into medium sized jugs and leave it to stand for a whole day in a cool place.

Banana juice watered down with equal proportions of water is called urwawa beer. You can dilute the first juice as much as you like, according to your taste. Honey can also be added to pure fermented banana juice to make isongo mead."
Cuisines d'Afrique / A. Villers

Playing with Bananas 

Amazon has everything!

Under The Nile Banana Toy

Under the Nile Organic Cotton Banana

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Teen Banana Fruit Costume (Size:12-16)

Teen Banana Fruit Costume (Size:12-16)

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Bananas: The Complete First TV Sesason

Bananas: The Complete First TV Sesason

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