Winter Squash
Origin: Tidewater Virginia
Source: Mary Randolph, 1824
Ingredients
- winter squash, crooked neck variety
- salt
- butter, melted
- butter
- pepper
- salt
Instructions
- Cut the crooked neck of the squash into slices an inch thick. Remove the rind and boil the slices with salt in water until tender. Drain them well before serving and pour melted butter over them. Serve very hot.
- For the large part containing the seeds: slice and pare it, then cut into small pieces. Stew it with just enough water to cover it until soft. Pass it through a sieve and stew again, adding some butter, pepper, and salt. The mixture must be dry but not burnt. This preparation is excellent when stewed with pork chops.