Banana Jam

• 3 lemons, about medium size
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 3 cups water
• 8 ripe bananas, about medium size
• A piece of fresh ginger about the size of an olive
• A few whole cloves

1. Juice the lemons.
2. Slice the rinds into paper-thin strips.
3. Boil the sugar and water about 10 minutes.
4. Then add the lemon juice and rind, the bananas - carefully mashed - the ginger and a few cloves.
5. Cook this slowly 30 to 45 minutes.
6. Stir it carefully so that it will not scorch.
7. It will become a pale yellow mush and does not need to be tested for proper consistency.
8. Take out the lump of ginger and transfer the mixture to clean jelly glasses.
9. Cover jars and process in a boiling water bath 10 minutes or seal with parafin.

lemons, granulated sugar, water, bananas, ginger, whole cloves

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2665 (may not work)