Stuffed Squash.
Pare a “turban” squash, and cut off a slice from the top. Extract the seeds, and lay one hour in salt water. Then fill with a good stuffing of crumbs, chopped fat salt pork, parsley, etc., wet with gravy. Put on the top slice; set the squash in a pudding-dish. Put a few spoonfuls of melted butter and twice as much hot water in the bottom; cover the dish very closely, and set in the oven two hours, or until tender. Lay within a deep dish, and pour the gravy over it.