White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-01-21
se.sraI Unusual DISHES May Be Made FROM SQUASH or Pumpkin.

oCvoTaI Unusual GibleS way Dc
Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Either pumpkin or squash may be
used in the following recipes, which
suggest a number of out-of-the-ordi-
nary dishes made from the sliced or
canned vegetables in addition to pie.
The recipes have been tested by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture.
To prepare the pumpkin OK squash
cut 1t open, remove the seeds and
stringy portion. and pare. Very young,
tender squash, of the round white or
yellow crooknecked varieties may be
cut up and cooked without pairing.
When baking Hubbard squash or
pumpkin 1t may be cut up into three
inch squares clean of seeds and baked
without pairing, rind side down. One
of the most satisfactory methods Of
cooking pumpkin or squash is by
steaming 1t till tender In q colander
or steamer over boiling water. Cooked
in this way 1t is less watery than
when boiled.
Pumpkin or Squash as a Vegetable.
In addition to plain mashed steamed
pumpkin, seasoned with butter, salt
and pepper, or baked squares of
pumpkin, this excellent vegetable may
be served creamed, glazed or en- casse-
role.
Dreamed Pumpkin.
Cut the pumpkin meat into strips
about half an inch thick. Steam or
boil until partially tender. Place
strips in baking dish and Goa each
piece with a strip made by boiling
together:
II cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter
u cup water
Corn strip may be used in place
of sugar. Place In the oven and cook
until brown.
Diced Pumpkin in Casserole.
Cut the raw pumpkin into small
pieces, place In glass casserole dish,
or any baking dish with a cover.
Sprinkle with salt and a little pepper.
Allow TO each cup Of diced pumpkin
a half cupful Of boiling water and a
tablespoonful of butter. Cover closely
and cook In oven until pumpkin is
tender and the water absorbed. Serve
hot In the dish In which it was baked.
Pumpkin timbales are very good
when served with ham or cold meat
of any kind.
Pumpkin Tlmbalss.
l pint mashed y teaspoon pepper
pumpkin u teaspoon CHINA
u cup milk mon
2 eggs Il teaspoon salt
y teaspoon mace
Mix together and put in buttered
custard cups. Stand In a pan Of boil
ing water and bake In a moderate
oven for 30 minutes. When the mix
ture Is firm turn carefully from the
cups and send to the table. This
same mixture may be baked in a
shallow dish with cheese grated over
the top. In this case omit the elm
m and mace.
The flavor of pumpkin combined
with milk in a soup appeals to many
palates.
Cream Of Pumpkin Soup.
y cup butter u milk
2 to 1 tablespoons y cup mashed
-four pumpkin
1 to 2 tablespoons IN teaspoons salt
onion juice y teaspoon p
Melt butter In saucepan and stir In
flour. Add salt, pepper and mashed
pumpkin and blend together. Add
the milk and bring to the boiling
point Add onion Juice when almost
ready to serve. Serve hot.
Pumpkin Used az Dessert.
Pumpkin custard.
/ to III cups pump u cup sugar
kin or squash " to l teaspoon salt
cooked Canned allsplce
squash may be \ teaspoon mace
used / tablespoon butter
/ cup to / pint milk n to / teaspoon Gin
2 eggs nainon
Instead of pouring this mixture,
which is very similar to pumpkin pie
filling, into a pastry shell, 1t can be
turned into ramekins or custard cups
and baked like any custard, In a mod
crate oven, set In a pan Of water. In
case the custard is used for a pie the
larger amounts OF spice and the
smaller amount Of milk may be used.
If served as plain custard the smaller
amount of seasoning In more appro-
pirate.
Pumpkin Bread Pudding.
! cup stalebread IL cup
crumbs I teaspoon salt
IN cups sweet milk 1 teaspoon vanilla
I cup mashed . egg yolks
pumpkin (boiled Q tablespoons but
or steamed and ter (melted)
put through q coll
ander)
Pour the milk over the bread and
allow to stand until the crumbs soften.
Add pumpkin that has been cooked
and nut through a ~colander. before
mt lring. Add the egg yolks and
the melted butter. Beat well. Pour
into buttered baking dish and bake
In O moderate avap until fha eantar