Banana Bread

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 large ripe bananas, crushed
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
1 cup chopped nut meats

Cream shortening and sugar. Add crushed bananas and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Add sifted flour, soda and salt and mix well. Stir in nuts. Place dough in greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.