Vera's squash pie (1945)
1 Pie
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Ginger |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Mace |
| 1 | cup | Steamed squash, strained |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| 1 | cup | Heavy cream or evaporated milk |
| 1 | Pastry for 9-inch pie pan | |
Directions
Add sugar, salt and spices to squash and mix thoroughly. Beat eggs, add cream and mix with squash. Line 9-inch pie pan with pastry and pour in squash mixture. Bake in a very hot oven (450 degrees) 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 40 minutes longer or until knife inserted in the center come out clean.