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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:In order to experiment, I halved and baked 2 medium sized butternut
squash.
Quoted message said:I scooped out the flesh, mashed it, then put in a large deep skillet
over
Quoted message said:low heat to drive out as much moisture as I could. With this
completed and
Quoted message said:cooled, I reserved two cups of squash for later use, then divided the
remainder into two portions.To one portion I sprinkled in light brown sugar and stirred until I
had
Quoted message said:just the right sweetness. It wasn't a lot and it wasn't overly sweet.
Next I dusted on immeasurable amounts of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg,
mace,
Quoted message said:allspice, and salt. A very light spice taste. Last of all, I added a
couple of tablespoons of unsalted butter and 2-3 tablespoons of cream.
Finally, when heated and ready to serve, the consistency was somewhat
like
Quoted message said:good mashed potatoes and mounded nice on the plates. It was delicious
and
Quoted message said:virtually identical to the squash that I fondly remembered from a
favorite
Quoted message said:restaurant that inspired this experiment.
For the second portion, I sauteed half a diced sweet onion in
vegetable oil
Quoted message said:along with a small hot red pepper that had been chopped and seeded.
To
Quoted message said:this I added about a teaspoon of Penzey's Sweet Curry Powder, a scant
half
Quoted message said:teaspoon of Penzey's Garam Masala, and a scant half cup of coconut
milk.
Quoted message said:Lastly, I added the mashed squash and blended well. I cooked this
over low
Quoted message said:heat to firm up the texture, then served it with a sprinkling of
chopped
Quoted message said:cilantro. The finished dish had a nice mellow curry flavor with just
a
Quoted message said:little bite.
After sampling these two at separate meals, I froze portions of both
to
Quoted message said:enjoy later.
The reserved 2 cups of squash went into my favorite pumpkin pie recipe
with
Quoted message said:absolutely no changes. It reminded me more of pumpkin pies baked from
fresh pumpkin and far far better than any pie made with canned
pumpkin.
Quoted message said:
I think the experiment was a great success, and thanks to all of you
who
Quoted message said:offered ideas and suggestions.
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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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