Mmmmmm! Nanners is good, y'all!

Should we start out with some nanner puddin'?

And some peanut butter and nanner sandwiches

Aw YEAH, LT! With or without mayo?

Can we include plantains in a thread about bananas?

Because tostones rock my world!

Bananas are very good for you, but did you know frequent banana eating increases your chances of a fruit peel related accident by 43.64%?

Hey! We call 'em NANNERS on this here thread!!!

Fry 'em up and you, TOO, can die on the crapper like Elvis!!

Frozen nanners and your favourite flavour of ice cream .... yummy!

Fun Fact: Olive Oyl's mother was named Nana Oyl, "Nana", like "nanner" being short for "banana".

1. Nanners

Another name for the Norco pill. A perscription, schedule III, narcotic analgestic (pain killer)containing hydrocodone and acetaminophen (Tylenol). Hydrocodone is actually an opiate, like heroin, that gives an amazing euphoric body high but it's also very addictive (although not nearly as addictive as heroin). Norco is basically the same (better) as Vicodin and Lortab except that the ratio between hydrocodone:acetaminophen is much lower, making it much better for recreational use. Norco contains 7.5 mg or 10 mg of hydrocodone and 325 mg of acetaminophen. Acetaminophen, when taken in high doses (2,000+ mg) is very harmful to the liver. Normal vicodin pills contain 5 mg of hydrocodone and 500 mg of acetaminophen. Norco is perscribed for severe pain. So norco contains more of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff making it better and much more expensive on the streets. Norco pills are yellow in color, oval shaped with straight rounded sides, almost like an oval cylinder (not sure if it has a real name), there's also a cursive-looking "V" on one side and some numbers engraved on the other side with a line splitting the pill vertically.

Many of my relatives enjoy something they call "nanner candy". You may know them better as Circus Peanuts , orange taffy-like candies shaped like peanuts. I don't really care for them as they don't really taste all that nannery, IMO.

When I visited mom last month I asked her why they're called "nanner" candy. She said they used to make them shaped like nanners and were yellow instead of orange. She also seemed to remember they tasted more nannery at the time.

I''ve been a purist. Just peanut butter and nanners and bread, not even fried. I bet some Duke's mayonnaise would add some Southern tang, though.

I have to say that your first course, nanner puddin, is one of my favorites.

I'm not fond of mayo (or "I-nez" as my family calls it) on them either. I like to cut my nanners into poker chip sizes and put 'em between two PB coated slices of bread!

And let's not forget about nanner splits and nanner cream pies!

Ooh! And nanner bread!

And nanner ice cream!

Let's not forget that wonderful, healthy snack ... banana chips!
They were quite the rage back in the 90's. Whatever happened to their ap-peel?
GET IT, PEEL?

Ok never mind.

I remember nanner Frosted Flakes! They were actually pretty good, but I guess America didn't vote with their wallets.

Memorable songs with nanner references: "Banana Boat Song", "The Name Game" & "Vicinity of Obscenity" (the latter by System of a Down which has the memorable refrain of banana, banana, banana, terra-cotta pie!).

Any others?

I can't believe this thread has yet to make mention of a certain young schoolboy who lives at 29 Acacia Road.

Don't forget 80's pop sensations Nannerarama.

<span style="font-size: 17px;"><font face="courier">Bananas are here to stay!!</font f></span>

Ah, Neil the Horse, we hardly knew ye'...

I love nanners but they give me heartburn

Tisk, tisk, tisk ... where are your nanners young man??

This thread is bananas!

And lest we not forget...
The most fun on the ocean...

The NANNER BOAT!

And how about all those tanning products out there made by none other than Banana Boat?

As not seen in that video by Weird Al, I give you-- Charles Nelson Reilly: Banana Man!

Anyone have something nannery for Thanksgiving?

Had some last week in something called 'Trail Mix'.

My grandaughters, who love nanners, won't eat the dried nanner chips.
Crazy kids.

But...
What...
about...
...
PLAINTAINS!?!?

The plant kingdom not only has an actual Pink Banana, it also has a Pink Banana Squash!

One wonders if they like to dress up as one another just to confuse their friends and relatives...

What...
ABOUT...
...
them?!?!

What about them? I know....
One word: YUCK.

No, but had some nanner pudding at a deli the day after.

All these threads bein' bumped just made me wanna pull my nanner back out for all the world to see!

Dem's fighting woids!!(woid?)

Never had a plaintain.
Frying a banana somehow feels, . . . wrong somehow, even though I know they're important in Caribbean cuisine.


My mom made nanna cream pies 2 ways:
1. pie like with pudding (cooked), babanas, pie crust and whipped cream
2. the same but with nilla wafers instead of crust.

I've made a fancy version with Ladyfingers instead of the nilla cookies.
I bet any of them would be good with crushed macadamia nuts in the cookie/crust part!

And a drizzle of dark chocolate over the top.
This . . . feels like Heaven.

The Germans(?) make a desert with the baked peels from bananas. The name of the desert escapes me right now.

nannerspeel?

You gonna make some puddin'?

I still feel sad whenever I think of the "banana daquiri" scene from M*A*S*H and how poor Henry never made it home to enjoy one ever again.

So... anyone ever actually tried a banana daquiri?

BTW, I'm not normally a fan of bananas in anything but their natural state. I'll make banana bread or muffins once in a while to please mr_cleome, but they're not really my thing.

However, the coffee shop on my way to work makes a banana-bittersweet chocolate chip muffin that's pretty damn amazing. I think it helps that I have to get up so early for work, which means that I can get my paws on the muffins when they're still warm from the oven.

Yowza!

Did I really get away with that?

It's GREAT being Chief!

It all depends on how you interpret "make some puddin'."

Dude, I actually missed some innuendo?!?!

I was waiting for somebody to say something about "banana muffins."

Like so.

It was subtle, Chief.

Oh, yeah...subtle, I ain't!

<3 your quirkiness, sometimes.
That image is wonderful, right out of a cildren's classic.
sigh

What ever happened to those banana shaped pencil cases we had as kids? Were they banned for being "unsafe" or something?

I like putting nanners in my cereal. Except when I don't.

Remember, Everyone. Don't leave home without your BANANA GUARD!

snicker
Those are actually kinda practical.
If I were still taking a lunch somewhere I might get one.

Has someone mentioned nanana catsup?
I say it on 'Man vs. Food' the other day.

Nananers, rum, brown sugar, plus a couple other things, paired with peach chutney, a Caribbean chicken, hoagy and a cabbage and green onion cole slaw.
Sounded yummy!

Sounds like the ruin of a good nanner!

Little Jack Horner
Sat in his corner
Eating a water pie
Along came a nanner
And played his pianner
And then gave him a black eye

--my uncle, Paul Medford

Best song ever about nanners.

Love that Nanner Love, HWL!

Mmm! Munching on some Nanner Nut Cheerios as we speak!

Not at all! It's delicious on sweet potato fries. Our local wing joint serves that combo all the time!

Meanwhile, driving by the local ice cream joint the other day, I noticed that the Flavor of the Month on their drive-thru sign is: <span style="font-size: 15px;">Nutty Banana!</span>

Uh, are you sure that was an ice cream store?

You guys are WAY too hung up on all things banana!

Five pages and no end in sight, bay-buh!

Hung up like a hammock!

People Talking On Bananas

I do so love the internets. Don't you?

That link is sooooooooo bananas-to-the-max!

We're getting off topic.

This thread is about nanners.

You know that you totally want a <strike>Bananatooth</strike> Nannertooth. I know that I won't rest until I've got one!

They do have a certain a-peel.

<font face="chalkboard"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Incidentally...

Is it just me, or does the subject fruit of this thread appear to be disrobing itself in this group shot ?</font f></span>

Tra La La....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL2WeRHqqXo&feature=related

... I think this thread just took a turn for the worse ...

<font face="chalkboard"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Well, that's a relief. Nobody will object to seeing this then:</font f></span>



<font face="chalkboard"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Incidentally, is there anyone posting from England or one of its current protectorates who wants to explain why anyone would prepare and/or eat this ? (Uncooked bananas + apricot jam + crumbled potato crisps/chips.) Because frankly, I'm stumped.

(No, you don't get to blame the war, as this obviously was photographed some years after that.)</font f></span>

Ick. I'm nanner-sick.

cleome, it was very brave of you to post this. It can go wrong in so many ways.

[wipes tear]

I know, LT. But somebody had to do it, by damn!

For the first time in decades, I'm speachless!

BRAVO! BRAVO!!!

The USA used to be British colony. Does that count as qualification to reply?

I don't know about the chips, but most Americans eat their bananas uncooked, most of the time, I guess.
I can't make out the detail on the banana shaped shapes on the top of the picture, but the stuff in the pan looks like nanner pie with either whipped cream or maybe vanilla cookies, on top.

And I think my grand kids would love nanners with apricot jam and crumbled cookies on top.
They might even like the first two with CHIPS on top, too, since they like the 3 ingredients separately.

Actually, they'll eat potato chips on almost anything.
But, they're all under 10 yrs. old so maybe they don't count.
?

FROM: Asheron's Call Community Wiki

Nanner Bread
Value: 80
50 Burden Units
A sweet smelling loaf of baked bread. Eat this food to recover stamina.

Use this item to eat it.

Restores 15 Stamina when consumed.

This item cannot be sold.

Bananas Foster looks sorta'... dangerous!

I'd try cooking it but I really want to hang onto my eyebrows. At my age, if I lose them they're likely to grow back this color.

Is that a fancy name for nanner toast?

Unless you're routinely in the habit of setting your toast aflame, I'd have to say "No."

Well, I wouldn't say routinely....

I had a nanner split this evenin'.

Man, I would kill for a Dairy Queen classic banana split right about now!
MMMMMMM - mmmmmm!

mmmmboy...bananas and bacon! Why have I never thought of that? :-(

And whoever is slicing that "new banana" is very quick. He/she is on the 7th cut and the first slice hasn't even hit the table yet.

Maybe he's making banana splits for the other astronauts on the ship?

I know! The "new banana" is gravity-free!

It was while smoking "new" banana peels that Dream Girl devised the formula for changing Lightning Lass into Light Lass!

Dream Girl.... smoking .... banana ....

Hmmm, I know there's a joke in there somewhere.

A litte-known fact: "Naltor" is derived from the ancient (23rd Century) Interlac for the phrase "Mellow Yellow."

Also, the planet was initially settled by Bohemians, much as Braal was first settled by Poles.

heh heh...subtle.

Pppphhhtt.

My honey, Chuck, is Bohemian!
How come he's not winning any lotteries, that little precog?!

Anyway, have I said before that ROSES love bananas?
Well, they usually get the peels since we eat the banana part.

They always repay me for sharing my bananas with them by giving me tons of roses on my bushes, every time.

^ Uh...is it my imaj, or is Candle being kinda dirty there?

[snip]

I should ask my Bohemian-born Sister-In-Law the same question. Of course, maybe she is winning and they just don't want anyone to know!

<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Anyway, have I said before that ROSES love bananas?
Well, they usually get the peels since we eat the banana part.
The essay went on to say that in the old days, landscapers would start a new rosebush off by placing a large, decaying beef bone in the ground a distance below it. The roots would "reach" for the bone and its nutrients and thus the plant would be anchored very stably in the ground, no matter how big it grew.

We only have peonies in our yard, not roses. I wish we had a working camera, because they're having a terrific year. The crummy weather and my overall neglect of the yard last year has inexplicably made them thrive.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Lard Lad:
<strong>^ Uh...is it my imaj, or is Candle being kinda dirty there? .

Everything is rather incredibly lush and beautiful this year!
Kind of scary.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Lard Lad:
<strong> ^ Uh...is it my imaj, or is Candle being kinda dirty there? That joke is sooooo two years ago!

Banana Joe, oh, Banana Joe...

Aging rockers need their potassium!

Nam'Lor's grandmother is Nanner'Lor.

Bananafishbones

The Megalo-Mart tricked me into buying mini-bananas yesterday. They had them labeled as being about seventy cents a pound cheaper than they were when I got to the checkout line.

And by that time, I just wanted to get home with my newly-purchased painkillers ASAP, so I didn't bother to complain. (Yeah, I'm that much of a rube.)

Oh, and this is the last time I'm letting Lard Lad cater any LMB luncheons!



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cleome, I sense some inspiration at work. When will all these suggestive banana images you find coalesce into a work of art? You'll probably sell a bunch on Legion World alone.

;-)

LT, for the price of a mid-range bottle of tequila and a dozen fresh limes, the first-ever LMB collage commission could be yours...

Amongst other achievements, the 20th Century deserves credit for spreading "local" cuisine all over the country, but relieved of pesky seasonings or anything else that might actually make that cuisine interesting. Hey, we'll market Bananas Foster to the masses but without butter, liqueur, spices, fire, or anything else cool! Go, USA!

P.S.- As for Maraschino cherries, they belong in the flavor Hall of Shame along with Iceberg Lettuce, White "Chocolate", and those styrofoam "baby" carrots. Bleah.

My breakfast lately is a delightful ensemble of oats, pomegranate juice, blueberries, walnuts, sunflower seeds, dried currants...and a nanner. Microwaved for 3 minutes.

Blaze and I had pancakes topped with bananas, honey, yogurt and peanut butter a while back. Relatively healthy, and good!

This morning, I made some banana-walnut bread. Then I went outside to putter in the yard. Now I'm enjoying my reward along with the last of this morning's iced coffee before I wash up and head out to work.

I love the flavor of bananas, but HATE THE TEXTURE. I feel like I'm going to gag every time I try to eat one, though I love them frozen. XD Any suggestions?

Turon - bananas, sometimes with jackfruit or mango, wrapped in a spring roll and fried with caramelized brown sugar.

Good for a sugar rush!

I'll post the bread recipe if you want.

Banana Ketchup, anyone?

That looks and sounds AMAZING! Too bad it's near-impossible for me to deep fry anything at home.

am I the only one who... WHACK!!!

HEY!! WTF!!

... get away from that keyboard. What did I tell you...

I didn't do nothing! Why'd you hit me?

... you know very well, get back to your corner....

But WHACK!!

... I SINCERELY apologize for his behavior...

You ain't right.

Do you have a good one? A lot of them that i've tried don't actually taste very good. Either that or they're soggy. BLEH.

And IB! I've had Turon before! I made them here at home and LOOOVED THEEEEEMMM. I actually...put peanut butter in mine. XD

Conjy you're awesome! I'm sure if I tried to make turon I'd get the wrapping all wrong. Peanut butter, hey it makes sense and I'm sure it tastes awesome with the bananas ^^

I'm sure cleome's recipes are amazing! (she sent me one for gingerbread before but I haven't been able to try it yet our oven doesn't work and the most I can do with it is heat pre-made pizza dough and roast vegetables ).



I'll bring some over for you if/when I get to visit, cleome!

That's what a lot of people tell me.

Sure thing, champ.

So, is that bare skin or fabric that just LOOKS like bare skin?

Shades of 's Adventure era costume!

That's gotta' be a tough look to carry off during those icy Ohio winters...

I'll dig it out for you before I go to sleep later. It's actually somewhat dry compared to a lot of quick breads. Also, I always add allspice to bump up the flavor. Baked bananas need some kind of spice, IMHO. Cinnamon would probably work, too. I also prefer pecans in there to walnuts, though either works fine.

I've just mixed up some chocolate pudding. Once it sets, I'm going to slice in some bananas. Then nosh.

Bananas and strawberry jello was something my Ma used to make all the time. I miss that. I'm sure I could make it. I don't think the recipe is all that difficult. Boil water. Stir in powder. Slice in bananas.

Wouldn't be the same.

Banana Cue

^ I love nanners and I love cue, but those things need to be flipped into the shrubs.

I need to use the phrase "...needs to be flipped into the shrubs".

Also, I found I liked the idea of banana cue MUCH more when I learned it was NOT bananas with BBQ sauce. Deep-fried bananas coated in caramelized brown sugar? Yeah, I'll try that!

Well, that picture didn't explain the cue, so bein' a Southunuh, I was obliged to assume otherwise.

But caramelized brown sugar...oh yes!

How come ya taste so good?

Bananas and caramelized brown sugar are perfect together! And for those wanting to make their own, click this!

Just watched the video, Ibby. I don't fry stuff, but if I did, I would make nanner cue!

Those are some, uh... really flattering trousers.

Thanks to this thread I need a Banana Cream Pie ... real bad!

Must...resist...making...on-the-nose reference...to...Beatles'..."Yellow Submarine."

Thankfully, there is absolutely NOTHING phallic 'bout nanners!

Nope, they absolutely do not resemble each other in any way.

Not phallic at all, and this video proves it (1:25):

Currently enjoying a nanner ice pop!

I can't believe it didn't occur to me to post this beauty in both Lardy's birthday thread AND this thread.

Well, better late than never.



BANANAWESOMNESS!

Just tried out the cheap garage sale ice cream maker I picked up last month.

Because we're also trying out a buyers' club and ended up with a ton of bananas, it was logical to make that the first ice cream flavor.

Plus, I made some killer Banana Pecan Bread from my copy of James Beard's Beard On Bread.

Woo!

I had a banana smoothie this morning. The supermarket were getting rid of bruised bananas yesterday. Yums!

I think it's smoothie time this morning. Sure they're loaded with sugar, but I'll have some veggies and crackers on the side, for the sake of balance.

I hid some bananas in this collage, in case anyone wants to test their fruit-seeking skills:


Little Banana par xenophora, on ipernity

I really like the effect Cleome. It didn't stop me printing it and eating it once I spotted the nanners though.

Mmmm... fiber AND... vital minerals!!

The banana I ate for breakfast gave me energy I needed to make it to lunch!

BTW, I'm sorry that my old flickr banana links are going dead. After procrastinating for a century, I'm finally getting my images moved off there and over to ipernity. But I can't do a mass action and move everything at once. So it's going rather slowly. Anyway, here's the source of thoth lad's impromptu snack from a couple of days ago (in its new home):


Kraft Miracle Whip/Mayonnaise Ad, c1933 par amylsacks, on ipernity

I used to routinely get nanners at work for my snack with lunch. But they're always too green. They come in super-green and are still too green on the day before the next truck arrives. Yeah, I know I could buy some, take 'em home and bring 'em to work when they're ripe--but damnit, I want instant nannerfication!!!!

I've seen some articles warning that a banana mass extinction is inevitable. The primary reason is that almost all the fruit raised worldwide is a single variety, which is very vulnerable to diseases and/or pests. There are lesser-known varieties which, for varying reasons, aren't seen as viable or profitable to raise and ship worldwide. So I guess even if those varieties continue on, our beloved fruit will ultimately become like peel-a-ble caviar.



So my advice would be to gather ye nanners while ye may, green or not.

Dear Cleome,

Since you posted your most recent excellent artwork, I've been making clocks out of nanners. Their curved nature makes them perfect for a clock face and the two curvy nanner clock hands make for interesting time telling. Now that's completely normal, and I'm sure we've all made nanner clocks at one time or another. What I'd like to know is if my phrase "You've always got time for a nanner" will take off? Or, will all the cool kids still be saying...



Or



... in the months to come. I fear that my catchphrase not being cool enough will relegate Nanner Clocks behind Tangerine Tea-cosies and Kumquat Kettles as the must have kitchen accessory.

Sincerely,
Fruit (Loops) Lad

I'm troubled by the implication. Perhaps yellow wasn't the best choice for the color of his gloves.

Reiterated, just because it's NANNERIFFIC!

I made some banana bread with chopped dried cherries and pecans. I steamed it for four hours in the slow cooker instead of baking it in the oven.

Good bread... cake... pudding. Whatever.

Yum! Send me some whatever for breakfast! Did it come out more pudding and less bread-like because of the steaming?

If you steam for about 3 1/2 hours, it will maintain some pudding-ish characteristics, especially while still warm.

But if you go for the full 4 hours, the overall texture is like fruitcake, but without that nasty rubbing alcohol-waxy fruit quality you get from the store-bought kind.