1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 c. mashed ripe bananas
1 1/2 c. coarse/med. chopped walnuts
1 c. maraschino cherries, quartered
2 c. (2 cans) mandarin oranges, drained
2 c. flaked coconut
8 oz. chopped date bits

Cream sugar, butter and eggs. Add vanilla and dry ingredients, alternating with mashed bananas. Stir in fruits, nuts and coconut. (Makes enough batter to fill a large Tupperware mixing bowl.)

Grease loaf pan. Fill loaf pans 1/2 full of raw batter. Bake 350 degrees 30-60 minutes depending on size pans. Bake until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.

Makes 5-6 medium loaves or 3-4 large loaves.