Instructions: Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in chopped nuts, candied fruits, and raisins. Cream shortening, add sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine mashed banana and orange juice; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Turn into a greased, was-paper-lined 9x5x3 loaf pan.

Bake at 350 1 1/4 hours. Cool 20-30 min. before turning out on cake rack.

Makes 1 loaf.

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