Chicken with Fruit

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1/4 cup butter
2 frying chicken, cut into serving pieces
1 onion, sliced
1/4 lb mushrooms, sliced
1 1/4 cups chicken broth
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp allspice
1/3 cup unsulphured molasses
4 tsp arrowroot
2 tsp cold water
1 cup cubed fresh pineapple
4 green tipped bananas halved lengthwise and then crosswise



Heat the butter in a heavy skillet, add the chicken pieces and brown on all sides.
Add onion and mushrooms and cook five minutes longer.
Add broth, juice, salt, cloves, allspice and molasses.
Cover and simmer 30 minutes or until chicken is tender.
Blend the arrowroot with the cold water and stir into the skillet.
Stir until mixture thickens.
Add pineapple and banana pieces.
Heat through but do not boil.