Baked Squash

Ingredients

• Cut squash in pieces
• sprinkle with salt
• grated soft, mild cheese

Method

1. 1

   Cut squash in pieces, remove seeds and stringy portions, place in a dripping pan and bake until soft.

2. 2

   Five minutes before done, sprinkle with salt and cheese.

3. 3

   Serve in the shells.

As published

This recipe was extracted from What to Have for Dinner (1905) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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