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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Acorn Squash Baked With Pineapple

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	American	Baked, Side, Squash, Vegetable	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Acorn squash, halved
2	T	Dry sherry
2	T	Brown sugar
6	T	Butter
1/2	c	Crushed pineapple, drained
1/4	t	Ground nutmeg
1	t	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 425 F. Scoop out the squash seeds and fibers and
discard. Place squash in greased baking dish. Put 1 teaspoon each of
sherry, brown sugar, and butter in each squash half. Cover and bake
for 30 minutes or until tender. Scoop squash out of shells, leaving
wall about 1/4 inch thick. Mash squash and combine with remaining 4
tablespoons butter, pineapple, nutmeg and salt, beating well to  blend.
Spoon back into shells and return to oven to bake for 15  minutes more.
_Classic American Cooking_  Pearl Byrd Foster, 1983 Simon & Schuster
ISBN 0-671-44303-8    Typos by Jeff Pruett Posted to MM-Recipes  Digest
V3 #266  Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 07:43:55 -0500  From:
netdir@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 224 Calories From Fat: 104 Total Fat: 11.8g Cholesterol: 30.5mg Sodium: 397.4mg Potassium: 784.1mg Carbohydrates: 30.2g Fiber: 3.4g Sugar: 7.1g Protein: 1.9g