God created sound and creation glorifies the Lord by the noise that it makes from the beautiful singing of a bird to the loud roar of a lion. This is about created purpose whereby God has created a symphony of praise to Himself. And who should be sitting “first chair,” following the divine conductor with the most specific and most intentional song? The thunderclaps? The raging ocean? It is those whom He has created to enter a personal relationship with Him - humans! Unlike the rest of creation, we have experienced His love. We have received His Word. We have feasted upon His goodness. We have understood His glorious attributes. We have rested in His promises. Our only response to God is to burst into songs of praise.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Haitian		8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	lb	Butternut squash; split and seed
1/4	lb	Butter
		Salt; to taste
		Cinnamon; to taste
2	oz	Butter melted
1	c	Brown sugar; Packed

INSTRUCTIONS

1.Choose a squash with a thick neck and a short belly, as all the meat is
in the neck. Split and seed it. Put it a glass pan with 1/4 inch of water,
double cover it with saran, and microwave it fro 20 minutes, until it is
tender. You can put in a covered pan with water in a 400 F oven and it will
steam in about the same time or a little longer. When it is fork tender it
is done.
2.Drain it and let it cool, and when you can handle it, the tan skin will
scrape off with little trouble. Much easier than using a potato peeler when
raw (which certainly works).
3.Mash it with butter season it with salt and cinnamon to taste, and put it
into a buttered oven dish. A dash of dark rum contributes interest to the
mix. Babancourt Haitian is what I use.
4.Drizzle the remaining butter over it, and sprinkle the top with brown
sugar, using more or less to taste. You can also use Maple Syrup instead of
brown sugar. You can also omit the sugar, or just put a little in with the
mashed squash.
5.Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes until a crust forms from the melted
sugar.
Serves 8 Serving Ideas: A festive dish. Under NO conditions put
marshmallows in it. Notes: Take care in serving right from the oven. The
baked sugar gets very hot
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1023 by Suzy Wert <SuzyWert@aol.com> on Jan
19, 1998

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