Stuffed squash #1

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
12smallsSquash
2tablespoonsFinely chopped onion
1tablespoonChopped parsley
2tablespoonsButter
1cupSquash pulp; seeds & skin, finely chopped
3tablespoonsBread crumbs
1Hard-boiled egg; chopped fine
1teaspoonChopped pimento
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Cook unpeeled squash in boiling, salted water until tender. Cool. Cut hole in top & dig centers out with teaspoon, being careful not to break squash as they are fragile. Saute onion & parsley in butter until onion is yellow & soft. Add squash pulp, 2 Tbs bread crumbs, egg & pimento. Mix & season to taste. Fill cavities of the squash. Sprinkle with 1 Tbs bread crumbs, buttered. (To butter bread crumbs, melt butter, add bread crumbs & cook until foamy.) Place on buttered tray & bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until the crumbs are brown & sizzling. Serves 6.

MRS. FRED SCHATZ

From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .