Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper / Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three

by Maria Parloa

Squash Pie.

1 pint of milk.

1 pint of stewed squash.

1 level tablespoonful of butter.

1 level teaspoonful of salt.

1 gill of sugar.

1/6 of a nutmeg, grated.

2 eggs.

A piece of stick cinnamon about two inches long, or,

1 teaspoonful of ground cinnamon.

Put the milk and cinnamon on the fire in the double-boiler, and cook for twenty minutes. Rub the squash through a fine strainer, and add the salt, sugar, butter, and nutmeg to it. Pour the boiling milk on this mixture. Remove the cinnamon, and beat well; then set away to cool. When cool, add the eggs, which should have been thoroughly beaten with a spoon. Line a deep plate with pastry and pour the squash mixture into it. Bake for forty-five minutes in a moderate oven.