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Baked Squash

Baked squash with sea salt and mild cheese, served in its shells.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Baked Squash

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut the squash into pieces and remove the seeds and stringy portions.

  2. Place the squash in a dripping pan and bake until soft.

Finish and serve

  1. Five minutes before the squash is done, sprinkle with coarse sea salt and grated soft mild cheese.

  2. Serve the squash in its shells.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Squash
Is the main ingredient; baking softens its flesh and concentrates its natural sweetness.
Grated soft mild cheese
Melts over the hot squash, adding richness and a creamy, savory layer.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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