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Mashed Pumpkin

Pare off the rind of a large slice of pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut it into square; place the pieces of pumpkin in a stewpan with a large lump of butter and a small quantity of water, season to taste with pepper and salt and stew over a gentle fire until quite soft. Mash the pumpkin with a wooden spoon and pass it through a fine hair-sieve. Put one ounce of butter in a saucepan with one tablespoonful of flour, mix it over the fire, and then stir in the pumpkin pulp, moistening with a little milk and seasoning with grated nutmeg. Stir the whole over the fire until very hot, then pile it on a hot dish, garnish with sippets of toast or croutons of fried bread, and serve.