Kathy, I find it interesting that, like many older and post-war recipes, this one doesn't include butter — which probably wasn't always readily available at a decent price then. The bananas must give the bread good moistness, nonetheless. I love the idea of a simple banana bread, where the flavor of the bananas themselves shine through. And thanks for validating the frozen bananas technique - as you say, it's easy to be ready to make banana bread at a moment's notice if you've got frozen (and hopefully overripe) bananas on hand. Finally, I've ever heard of banana jam - but why not? I'll have to give it a try. Cheers! PJH

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