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December 2

Menu: Baked Pork Spareribs; Turnips; Mashed Potatoes; Celery and Cranberry Salad; Squash Pie; Coffee Squash Pie-2 cups stewed squash, 1 tablespoon melted Crisco, 1½ teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 2/3 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon ginger, 2 eggs, and 2 cups milk. Beat eggs until light. Place squash in quart measure, add sugar, Crisco, salt, spice, and then beaten eggs. Stir well and add sufficient milk to make 1 quart of whole mass. Turn into pie tin lined with Crisco pastry and bake slowly for 45 minutes. When done a silver knife when inserted will come out from it clear. Squash pie will become watery if allowed to boil.