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This is more of a story than a recipe...

I was talking to my Mum about the historic recipes section and she mentioned this.

“After the war, when I worked at Unilever House as a secretary, sometimes, as a treat, Mum used to make me [[banana]] sandwiches.

We had no [[bananas]] after the war, so they were made with sliced [[parsnips]] flavoured with banana essence!”

I found the recipe below in [http://www.amazon.com/Well-Eat-Again-Marguerite-Patten/dp/0600325245 ''We'll Eat Again'': Marguerite Patten]
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|TotalCalories = 102
|PortionCalories = 25
|DatePublished=21st January 2013
|Author=Chef
|ImageComment = My Mum, 1947!
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 1
|TotalTime = 35 minutes
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 15 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Mum.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Yuck!!!''

1/5 

I cannot think of anything more vile. Period!

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 3 [[Parsnips]]
| Banana essence or extract
| Sugar to taste
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===Method===
{{RecipeMethod
| Choose young [[parsnips]] if possible for they are more tender and have a sweeter taste. Peel the [[parsnips]], do not slice.
| Either cook in a small amount of unsalted water until tender or put into a steamer, cover and cook over boiling water.
| If boiling the [[parsnips]], then dry well on kitchen paper. If steaming the parsnips, simply remove from the steamer and dry.
| Slice the cooked parsnips and put into a bowl and mash, add a few drops only of banana essence or extract. The easiest way to obtain a small amount of essence or extract is to dip a skewer into the bottle and then hold this over the bowl so the drops fall.
| Continue adding banana flavouring until you get the right taste. Add [[sugar]] to taste then mash until smooth.
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Use as a sandwich filling or as a pudding with yogurt or custard.
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