Plantation squash

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
12mediumsYellow crookneck squash
2packs(10-oz) frozen chopped spinach
3ouncesSoftened cream cheese
3Eggs; well beaten
6tablespoonsMelted butter
1tablespoon(heaping) sugar
½teaspoonSeasoned salt
½teaspoonOnion salt
1tablespoonCracked black pepper
1cupRitz cracker crumbs
Paprika
1cupCrumbled crisp bacon

Directions

Wash squash and cut away green stem. Cook whole in boiling water just until tender. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out pulp with a spoon, placing pulp in a large bowl. Cook spinach in salted water until tender; drain well and add to squash pulp. Add cream cheese to warm squash-spinach mixture.

Add all except last three ingredients and mix well. Salt squash sparingly and fill with mixture, mounding the top. Garnish each with crumbs, paprika and bacon. Place on a lightly greased sheet or in a shallow baking dish.

Cover with foil and bake at 325 for 30 minutes. May be prepared a day ahead. A complement catcher!

MRS DAVID SNOWDEN (JUDY)

LITTLE ROCK, AR

From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .