Book of Days Tales

The last Sunday in June is designated as log cabin day in the U.S., supposedly a day to celebrate pioneer settlers who built and lived in log cabins. The traditional log cabin is actually one of the few inventions that can legitimately be claimed to be of U.S. origin. You could experiment with pioneer recipes to celebrate the day, but I prefer to build a “log” cabin which I can eat.

Log Cabin Fruit Salad

Ingredients

2 bananas

orange sections

orange juice

maraschino cherries

Instructions

Cut bananas in half and each half into 4 spears yielding 8 spears per banana.  Marinate sliced bananas in orange juice, covering each spear, for 5 minutes to prevent oxidation.

Place the spears on a plate in log cabin fashion: two spears parallel on the plate, two spears on top in the opposite direction.  Add two more layers in the same fashion.

Fill the center with orange segments.  Top with a cherry.

Chill before serving.