The Fabulous Story of a World War II Banana Bread Recipe
A time-proof recipe
Here is the story of a banana tea bread recipe from my husband’s family.
During the Second World War, my husband’s father was in the Canadian Army and based in Brockville, Ontario.
His wife was to join him and, he started looking for a place to stay. He told us that he chose, randomly, a house that he thought was nice. He rang the doorbell. He introduced himself most cordially with his English tinged with a very Quebecois accent. He had asked the person if she would accept to host him and his wife during his stay. To his surprise, Mrs. L immediately agreed. And they stayed at the same place for all his duty, and my mother-in-law learned English there.
My parents-in-law are now deceased. We used to call them Papie and Mamie.
One of the things my father-in-law loved most about living at Mrs. L was the homemade banana bread she cooked. I don’t think he ate it every week because of rationing. But this bread must have left a mark on his taste buds for him to bring the famous recipe back to Quebec after the war.
The history of banana bread
According to Wikipedia, bananas appeared in the United States in 1870. The banana bread recipe was created years…
