Recipe - Joans Cantaloupe Nut Bread

1 Three fourths cup Flour
One fourth teaspoon Baking soda
2/3 cup Sugar
1 Egg
One half cup Nuts; finely chop, walnuts
etc
2 teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Shortening
1 cup Cantaloupe; puree, mash,
ripe

Mix flour, baking powder, soda and salt and sift 3 times. add nuts to flour
mixture. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. add egg and blend well.
Add cantaloupe pulp. Add flour mixture and nuts, One half cup at a time and
blending well after each addition. Turn into a greased and flour 8 x 4 inch
loaf pan. bake in a preheated 350 oven for 45 minutes or until tested done.
Cool, wrap and let mellow overnight before serving. Nuts may be omitted.

This is a gem with a subtle cantaloupe flavor perfect to serve with cream

cheese and fresh fruit Yield: 1, 8 x 4 loaf

From: LIR119@delphi.com

Recipe by: LIR119@delphi.com

Posted to KitMailbox Digest by J Pellegrino gigimfg@ix.netcom.com on May
10, 1998