1/2 c. (1 stick) butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
3 med. bananas
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. walnuts
1/4 c. chocolate chips
1/4 c. maraschino cherries, drained and quartered

Cream together in large bowl the butter and sugar. Hand beat eggs into creamed mixture. Set aside. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Set aside. Mash bananas in a small bowl; add flour mixture and bananas alternately into butter mixture and mix well. Add walnuts, chocolate chips and cherries to batter and stir well. Put in well greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.