Fried Bananas

Slice bananas in half lengthwise and crosswise.  Put butter in pan.  Fry bananas until brown on both sides.  Sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar (white or brown), and pour butter in pan over bananas to serve.  Serve over ice cream.

This recipe came from Vermeil Gager, mother of our friend Sonny Gager.  She lived in Pascagoula, Mississippi, near New Orleans. In New Orleans, this dessert is served with the following additions: Warm 1/4 cup rum and 2 Tbsp. banana liqueur.  Pour over bananas in pan, and light with match.  Scoop sauce over bananas until the flame goes out.  Now you have "Bananas Foster."