BANANAS À LA PATRICIA
- 6 bananas
- ¼ lb. (½ cup) sugar
- 1 saltspoonful salt
- 4 teaspoonfuls lemon juice
- 2 tablespoonfuls melted butter
- 4 tablespoonfuls water
- 3 egg whites
Mix the sugar and salt together; cut the bananas into halves, lengthways and crossways, and put a layer in an earthenware dish; sprinkle over half of the sugar, add two teaspoonfuls of the lemon juice and one tablespoonful of the melted butter, then another layer of the bananas, with the remainder of the sugar, lemon juice, butter, and water.
Bake in a hot oven for fifteen minutes.
Beat up the whites of the eggs, then gradually beat into them three tablespoonfuls of sugar and a little lemon juice.
Put them on the top of the bananas and color slightly in the oven.